Mayor Hopkins announces urgent bridge repair due to flood damage

Cranston Mayor Ken Hopkins announced on Sunday that repair work will soon begin on one of the city’s bridges. The Kimberly Lane bridge, which crosses over the Furnace Hill Brook and serves as the main entrance for hundreds of houses in the Hillside Farms subdivision off Phenix Avenue, needs immediate attention, according to Mayor Hopkins. The announcement was made after inspectors from Pare Corporation found significant deterioration under the bridge, which was likely caused by extensive flooding. “The volume of water and recent floodings are believed to have caused damage...