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A flawed bridge, frayed nerves, fraught politics – this has been a daily reality for Rhode Islanders since the abrupt closure of the Washington Bridge in 2023. But it’s not the first time the state has grappled with how to replace a critical highway bridge.Â
Join Ian Coss, host of the Peabody-Award winning podcast, The Big Dig from GBH News in Boston, and Edward Fitzpatrick, host of The Rhode Island Report podcast from Globe Rhode Island, for a live taping about Providence’s complicated relationship with its own urban highways. Coss will be joined on stage by Mike Lewis, former Director of Rhode Island Department of Transportation and Zack Cunha, former United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island.
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