Bill sponsors think 2024 may be the year for funding suicide prevention barriers on two Newport County bridges
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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.
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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.