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May 2, 2006

Date set for 2nd detonation of old Jamestown span

JAMESTOWN -- In case you missed the first blast...

The state Department of Transportation has set the date for a second round of explosions on the old Jamestown Bridge.

A demolition team plans to destroy approximately 1,600 feet of bridge trusses -- 800 feet on each side of the existing gap -- on Tuesday, May 16. The team also hopes to demolish the top 50 feet of the central supporting pier with a simultaneous blast. The work is contingent on good weather.

Officials plan to close the new Jamestown-Verrazzano Bridge at 10 a.m. for up to four hours. The controlled explosion is planned for shortly after 10 a.m.

Crews destroyed the middle section of the bridge last month. Officials are still working to remove pieces left in Narragansett Bay from the first denonation.

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 3:55 PM | Permalink

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