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Washington Bridge closure lengthened East Bay ambulance trips, study finds

Alexander Castro
Posted 7/27/26

Ambulance trips from Rhode Island’s East Bay took about a minute longer in the first six months following the abrupt closure of the Washington Bridge’s westbound span on Dec. 11, 2023, according to a study in the July 2026 issue of the Rhode Island Medical Journal. The study examined a year’s worth of ambulance transports […]

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