RIPEC: Rhode Island bridge spending has left other roads behind

RHODE ISLAND has spent more than twice the national average per capita on road and bridge construction in recent years, according to a new report released Wednesday from the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council.Pictured is the Washington Bridge in 2024. / ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO/STEW MILNE

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has spent more than twice the national average per capita on road and bridge construction in recent years, according to a new report released Wednesday from the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council, but a heavy emphasis on bridges has come at the expense of routine maintenance and non-interstate roads. Half of

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