Good Afternoon! It’s Wednesday, December 11. This afternoon, we’re bringing you the latest restrictions on RITBA’s bridges due to weather, looking at the latest RI Life Index report, and much more.
TRAFFIC ALERT
#RITBA ALERT: Due to high winds, access is restricted to the Newport Pell and Jamestown-Verrazzano Bridges for house trailers/RVs, and empty enclosed trailers and school buses. Please check back for updates. #NPBridge #JVBridge
— #RITBA (#@RIEZPASS)
7:31 PM • Dec 11, 2024
We’ll have the latest updates and more reporting here → RITBA: Access to bridges on Wednesday may be restricted due to high winds.
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Weather
Tonight: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then rain likely between midnight and 1 am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog between 11pm and 1am. Low around 39. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 25 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
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