GOP Launches Another Assault on Rhode Island's Truck-Toll Plan
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — In their latest assault on Rhode Island's impending truck toll network, Republican state lawmakers and the trucking industry released an analysis on May 23 claiming the plan will generate far less revenue than expected and lead to unnecessary construction projects.
May 24, 2017Rhode Island's Collection of Truck Registration Fees is Lagging Projections
A financial relief package expected to help the Rhode Island trucking industry weather the onset of truck tolls is proving more expensive than first thought.
May 10, 2017Creative Highway Signs Get the Message Across to Rhode Island Drivers
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — New England motorists have become familiar with idiosyncratic highway safety messages ever since Massachusetts began urging them to "Use Yah Blinkah" two years ago. But the new Rhode Island billboards had some Rhode Islanders scratching their heads, in some cases as a matter of taste and others out of genuine confusion.
January 5, 2017Rhode Island Soliciting Bids to Design, Build, Operate Trucks-Only Tolls
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation initiated a request for proposals process Dec. 5 for firms to design, build, operate and maintain the state’s planned trucks-only electronic tolls.
December 6, 2016Trucking Associations Continue Battle Over Registration Fee Relief in R.I.
When Rhode Island tried to remove some of the sting of its trucks-only tolling plan in July with a $4 million cut in registration fees for trucks in the Ocean State, the state’s trucking association called it “a token gesture.”
November 8, 2016Bridge Construction Method Saves States, Drivers Time
Rhode Island had a pair of bridges in East Providence that were in such poor condition that Vice President Joe Biden termed one of them “shameful” during a visit this spring.
October 24, 2016ATA, State Association Express Outrage Over R.I. Truck-Toll Enforcement Threat
Rhode Island’s truck-only toll plan may have received the go-ahead from the Federal Highway Administration, but the battle over RhodeWorks isn’t finished.
October 17, 2016ATA, Rhode Island Trucking Still Fighting State’s Truck-Only Tolling Plan
Rhode Island’s truck-only toll plan may have received the go-ahead from the Federal Highway Administration, but the battle over RhodeWorks isn’t finished.
October 11, 2016Biden Supports R.I. Governor’s Truck-Only Tolls
The ongoing battle between Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo and the state’s trucking association took another turn on May 27 when Vice President Joe Biden flew to the Ocean State to publicly express his support for RhodeWorks, Raimondo’s truck-only tolling infrastructure plan.
May 31, 2016TAEC Moves 2018 Meeting Out of Rhode Island
The trucking industry’s strenuous objection to Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo’s trucks-only tolling law has pushed the Trucking Association Executives Council to move its 2018 meeting out of the Ocean State.
March 10, 2016