CONSTRUCTION WORKERS are at the Westminster Street overpass in 2020 that was part of the Route 6-10 connector project in Providence. The lead contractor, Massachusetts-based Barletta Heavy Division Inc., and a former employee were charged by the state for illegally dumping contaminated fill used during the project, R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced Wednesday. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO
PROVIDENCE – The Massachusetts-based lead contractor and a former employee on the $410 million reconstruction of the Route 6-10 connector were both charged by the state Wednesday for illegally dumping contaminated fill used during the project, R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced. Barletta Heavy Division Inc., based in Canton, Mass., faces two counts of…