Need a quick catch-up on Washington Bridge news? Here are the takeaways.

The long-awaited diagnosis of what needs to be done to prevent the closed westbound span of the Washington Bridge from collapsing into the Seekonk River is in.

The bottom line: Commuters will have to live with what comes next until 2026, according to the consulting firm hired by Gov. Dan McKee.

Among the takeaways:

#1: The bridge's condition

The bridge is in much worse shape than was known when the inadvertent sighting of broken tie-down rods by a "young engineer" led to the abrupt Dec. 11 closure.

#2: Yes, it is that bad

How bad is it? Scary bad. (Put in engineering-speak: "Structural deficiencies that cannot be viably repaired.")

#3: The bridge needs to come down

Projected completion date for demolition: March 2025. Earliest potential completion date for new bridge: 2026 (if all goes well).

#4: How much will all this cost?

The projected cost of replacing the bridge is $250 million to $300 million, which would, at the very least, require a $50 million state match if the federal government covers 80% of the cost.

#5: The blame game hasn't started yet

No one has been assigned blame yet for failing to detect the "progressive" deterioration of the bridge while, since 2015, the state and federal government shelled out $52.9 million painting and building new ramps to a bridge that now needs to come down.

#6: Alviti still has a job, but contractors might not

State Transportation Director Peter Alviti still has his $182,684 job, but that is not guaranteed for the Barletta-Aetna I-195 Washington Bridge team that holds the current contract when the state puts the massive new design-build contract out to bid.

#7: No insight into when the damage happened or how long it was going on

The state has not yet released the separate "forensic analysis" on what happened, when.

#8: No word on the DOJ probe

The U.S. Department of Justice probe into "potential claims allegations" continues.

This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Washington Bridge quick takeaways: Yes, the bridge needs to come down