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A feasibility study on barriers for Mount Hope and Jamestown Verrazzano bridges is due in May, and a report on the Newport Pell and Sakonnet River bridges is due in February 2025.

George Silvernell passed away. This is the full obituary where you can share condolences and memories. Published in the The Daily Star on 2024-01-03.

In 2023, the next phase of suicide prevention barrier legislation is pending before the Senate (S586) and the House (H6002).

The legislation would require the design of safety barriers or netting on the Newport Pell, Mount Hope, and Jamestown Verrazzano bridges to prevent suicides.

In 2023, the next phase of suicide prevention barrier legislation is pending before the Senate (S586) and the House (H6002). A lot has happened since this odyssey began to install barriers on the …

Advocates & legislators applaud $1 million in next years state budget for preliminary work on suicide barriers on Rhode Islands 4 tallest bridges.

Chairman Marvin L. Abney repeatedly thanked those who testified before the House Finance Committee for their courage and conviction.

A suicide prevention advocacy group in Rhode Island is calling on the agency that operates and maintains the state's major bridges to put up temporary

A suicide prevention advocacy group in Rhode Island is calling on the agency that operates and maintains the states major bridges to put up temporary