Washington Bridge closure lengthened East Bay ambulance trips, study finds

Washington Bridge closure lengthened East Bay ambulance trips, study finds

Westbound afternoon traffic is backed up on Interstate 195 at Exit 2B (Route 114) at around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. (Rhode Island Department of Transportation Traffic Camera)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 Journ…