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, 2016Government, Business
ATA, Rhode Island Trucking Still Fighting State’s Truck-Only Tolling Plan
Government
Biden 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, 2016Government, Business
TAEC 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, 2016Government, Business
Rhode Island Truck-Toll Plan Still Needs FHWA Approval
Even though Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo signed RhodeWorks into law on Feb. 11, her trucks-only tolling plan still needs to be approved by the Federal Highway Administration before it can roll smoothly toward a projected opening of the 14 tolling gantries in 18 to 24 months.
February 16, 2016Government, Business
R.I. Gov. Signs Truck-Toll Plan; Industry Threatens Legal Action
The Rhode Island Senate took less than three hours Feb. 11 to approve Gov. Gina Raimondo’s RhodeWorks proposal, which includes truck-only tolls, one day after the House of Representatives debated the issue seven hours before signing off on the measure.
February 15, 2016Government, Business
Feud Over Toll Plan Rages
The war of words between Rhode Island officials and the state’s trucking association over Gov. Gina Raimondo’s truck-only tolling infrastructure plan just keeps boiling.
February 8, 2016Government
Gov. Raimondo Makes Industry 'A Scapegoat' With Toll Plan, R.I. Trucking Leader Says
The war of words between Rhode Island officials and the state’s trucking association over Gov. Gina Raimondo’s RhodeWorks truck-tolling infrastructure plan boiled over Jan. 29.
January 29, 2016Government
Study: R.I. Tolls Would Only Generate Half of Revenue Projected
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — The Rhode Island Trucking Association said a new study found gaping holes in the economic impact analysis of truck tolls commissioned by Gov. Gina Raimondo earlier this year that was used to support her RhodeWorks bridge repair financing plan.
January 12, 2016Government
Rhode Island's Gov. Raimondo Reveals Proposed Truck Toll Locations
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A toll-financed Rhode Island bridge repair program moved closer to reality Jan. 5 as Gov. Gina Raimondo relented to General Assembly leaders' demands to disclose the locations for proposed toll gantries, releasing them minutes after the House and Senate convened their first sessions of 2016.
January 6, 2016Government
Rhode Island May Call Special Session in Fall to Consider Truck Toll Plan, Lawmaker Says
The Rhode Island General Assembly adjourned without approving a controversial truck toll plan offered by the governor, but lawmakers are expected to meet in the fall to continue reviewing the plan, a key state lawmaker said.
July 6, 2015