Posts Tagged ‘tolls’
In the Arena – Joe Paolino, Jr. and Peter Alviti, Director, RIDOT
Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews leaders in Rhode Island each week on his public service show, In The Arena, on ABC6, which airs on Sunday mornings. This week Paolino interviews Peter Alviti, the head of the RI Department of Transportation. They discuss all the construction projects being done in Rhode Island, truck tolls, Road Works, etc.…
Read MoreNewport Pell Bridge moves to electronic-only tolling in October
Back in February, the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) announced a pilot program of moving to all-electronic tolling – and by the end of October of this year, that program will now be instituted permanently. Tolls at the Pell Bridge will be all-electronic, eliminating cash and credit card transactions. “We are continuing to…
Read MoreNewport Pell Bridge shifts to all E-ZPass tolling
Beginning this past Sunday, the Newport Pell Bridge tolling system switched to a 4-week trial of full automation. Motorists heading eastbound will not be able to pay tolls by cash or credit card. The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) reminds drivers that they will direct all traffic heading eastbound (towards Newport) through lanes…
Read MoreRI Trucking Assoc responds to doubling of some toll fees
Recently Rhode Islanders learned that some bridge tolls would double from their original approved fees, but that that would be offset by 2 less gantries being constructed, at this time, than originally planned for. The total dollars collected are expected to be the same. There has been no official adjustment on the new number of…
Read MoreRhode Island Trucking Association on the heels of tolls
The Rhode Island Trucking Association is speaking out to oppose tolls on RI highways because they negatively impact the trucking industry, and they also have predicted that truck tolls will eventually morph into tolls on all vehicles, including passenger cars.. The RI Trucking Industry released this statement: The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) filed…
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