Second Pontiac Ave. bridge slide successfully completed

Workers demolished the old Pontiac bridge Friday night as the Rhode Island Department of Transportation prepared for Saturday’s bridge slide. St. Martin said that while the bridge was closed the entire weekend, the alternative was having this project take years and shifting traffic lanes while building the bridge in portions. St. Martin added that bridge slides can’t be done with every project but having the land near the ramps gave RIDOT the space to build the bridges and then slide them into place.