Traffic & Transit
Truck Flips On Braga Bridge; Newport Open; No Restrictions
The Newport Bridge is open, and travel on the Mount Hope and Jamestown bridges is no longer restricted.
BRISTOL, RI — The Rhode Island bridges are open, and the travel restrictions have been cancelled.
Friday, an accident and high winds closed the Newport Pell Bridge temporarily. It was not the only trouble spot. A truck flipped on the Braga Bridge in Fall River, Mass., reader Sophia Valverde told Patch.
Courtesy Photo: Sophia Valverde
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UPDATE ON TRAFFIC The Newport Bridge is now open to Passenger cars only. The Jamestown Bridge is still open to Passenger cars only as well.
— Jamestown, RI Police (@JamestownPD) March 2, 2018
#RITraffic Alert: Newport Bridge closed to all traffic in both directions; Jamestown and Mount Hope Bridges are closed to high-profile vehicles, including school buses.
— RI State Police (@RIStatePolice) March 2, 201
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