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April 17, 2006

Carcieri has 'explosive' role in Jamestown bridge demolition

The state's top elected official will play a prominent role in tomorrow's planned demolition of the old Jamestown Bridge. Or at least his finger will.

Governor Carcieri will push a button to mark the moment when demolition experts set off 350 explosive charges to destroy the steel truss at the center of the bridge between 11 a.m. and noon tomorrow, according to Carcieri spokesman Jeff Neal.

Neal couldn't describe the actual device Carcieri will trigger, though he said it would be ceremonial. The actual demolition will be left to the experts, he said.

As of late this afternoon, a DOT spokeswoman said the bridge's demolition was on as planned, despite predictions for some wind and rain tomorrow morning.

The public can watch the bridge splash into the Bay's western passage in several ways: in person, broadcast on local TV, live Webcasts and DOT Webcams. Projo.com and Journal staff will also be on the scene, offering live, continuous reports online, in words, photos and video.

-- With reports from Journal staff writer Scott Mayerowitz

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 6:34 PM | Permalink

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