Aetna Bridge Co. has officially been given the green light to proceed with the demolition of the condemned Washington Bridge. The Warwick-based company was tentatively selected for the project by the McKee Administration last month over a bid from rival Manafort Brothers. The contract is valued at $45,777,000.00 According to their bid, Aetna estimates completing … Read more
By CHRISTOPHER SHEA Rhode Island Current The Warwick-based company that previously worked on the westbound Washington Bridge before its sudden closure last December is the state’s choice to tear it down. The Rhode Island Department of Transportation’s (RIDOT) public bid portal Friday afternoon revealed Aetna Bridge Co. was awarded a tentative contract to demolish the … Read more
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — After months of searching, The Rhode Island Department of Transportation and the Gov. Dan McKee administration have picked a company for the demolition of The Washington Bridge. The bid, however, is coming in well above initial projections. Since the bridge’s closure half a year ago, it’s been a waiting game … Read more