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Seven firms being sued by Rhode Island for the Washington Bridge failure are still inspecting the state's bridges.

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation confirmed these firms performed 886 inspections in 2024 and 2025.

Transportation Director Peter Alviti stated the state cannot restrict contracts unless the firms are debarred.

Seven of the bridge inspection firms the state is suing for allegedly missing the potentially catastrophic deterioration of the Washington Bridge are still being contracted by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation to inspect the state's bridges.

During a marathon oversight committee hearing on Nov. 13 , Transportation Director Peter Alviti was asked, under oath by former U.S. Attorney Zachary Cunha, if any of the defendant

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