Cranston to inspect bridges

Madison Crowley,
Cranston mayor Ken Hopkins is seen making an announcement. (WLNE)

CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) — Mayor Ken Hopkins announced that Cranston is planning on inspecting the city’s bridges.

Hopkins said that Pare Corporation, an engineering firm, has been recruited for the investigation on the conditions of the bridge and to offer any repair recommendations.

The mayor noted that these necessary evaluations have not been conducted in decades.

The following bridges will be inspected by Pare:

  • Gansett Avenue over Washington Secondary Bike Path
  • Dean Parkway over Washington Secondary Bike Path
  • Phenix Avenue over Furnace Hill Brook
  • Garden City Drive over Pocasset River
  • Haven Avenue over Pocasset River
  • Main Street over Clark Brook
  • Kimberly Lane over Furnace Hill Brook

Along with the following culverts:

  • Natick Avenue over an unknown tributary to Meshanticut Brook
  • Natick Avenue at Furnace Hill Brook
  • Furnace Hill Road at Furnace Hill Brook
  • Phenix Avenue over unknown tributary to Meshanticut Brook
  • Beechwood Drive over Furnace Hill Brook
  • Wilbur Avenue over Meshanticut Brook
  • Dyer Aver new #1315

“The public should be assured that we have no immediate concern for any of the structures to be reviewed,” Mayor Hopkins stated. “This scope of work was outlined months ago and has no connection to the timing of the closure issues the state is facing with the Washington Bridge,” he added.

They mayor shared that after an assessment of each of the structures, a plan for maintenance and infrastructure will be developed.

The Pare Corporation engagement will cost $84,800 for the bridge investigations. The culvert inspections will cost $69,000.

There is no set date for when the inspection will begin.

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