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Alviti defends RIDOT, dismisses concerns over undisbursed federal funds for Washington Bridge project

R.I. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Director Peter Alviti Jr. dismissed anxieties over the undisbursed $220 million in federal funds frozen by President Donald Trump for the replacement of the westbound side of the Washington Bridge, pictured, during a joint hearing Thursday between the R.I. House Committee on Oversight and the R.I. Senate Committee on Rules, Government, Ethics & Oversight. / ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO/STEW MILNE

PROVIDENCE – R.I. Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti Jr. on Thursday dismissed anxieties over the undisbursed $220 million in federal funds that had been frozen by President Donald Trump for the Washington Bridge replacement, while defending his agency from ongoing criticisms. “We always have a plan A, B and C on all our projects.

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