Washington Bridge closure lengthened East Bay ambulance trips, study finds

By: Alexander Castro

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: July 27, 2026

Words: 979

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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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 — 125,817 in all — from June 11, 2023 to June 11, 2024. Researchers compared the six …

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