RIDOT Says Sidewalk Restrictions Needed for East Bay Bike Path Bridges
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RIDOT Says Sidewalk Restrictions Needed for East Bay Bike Path Bridges
The report found that because of deterioration to the supports for the sidewalks on either side of both bridges, RIDOT must close the sidewalks on both bridges effective immediately.
The closures do not affect the use of the bridges for cyclists for bike path.
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RIDOT will put barrels and signage indicating that the sidewalks on the bridge are closed.
After the sidewalk closures, RIDOT will fanalyze the bridges to determine the feasibility of making repairs and to determine an expected timetable for the duration of the closures.
The bridges were last rehabilitated as part of the second contract to build the East Bay Bike Path, a segment from County Road in Barrington to Franklin Street in Warren, in 1990.
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