RIDOT announces Portsmouth Escape Bridge demo work to begin next week

According to a "community update" from RIDOT received today, demolition work on the Escape Bridge will begin on December 26, following completion of the netting under the bridge to catch debris. The first phase of the work, which they project to last through January 6, will include demo of the superstructure and removal and disposal of the sidewalk.

They keep calling it the "Cove Bridge," but we all know what they mean.

Editorial note: Written from a press release.