Tag: tolls
Newport Pell Bridge tolling to go fully electronic by the end...
NEWPORT – Tolling on the Newport Pell Bridge will be entirely electronic by the end of October 2021, the R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority...
Fitch affirms bond rating, economic outlook for RITBA
PROVIDENCE – Fitch Ratings has affirmed its “A” rating and stable outlook for the $48 million of R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority bonds, according...
Five Questions With: Lori Caron Silveira
5Q: Lori Caron Silveira | Executive director, R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority
1. What in your professional background has most prepared you for leading...
RIDOT asks feds to rescind tolling authority on Sakonnet River Bridge
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation filed a formal request with the Federal Highway Administration requesting the rescission of a 2013 decision that...
Opinion: Conn.’s governor calls for tolls on cars, trucks, reversing position
PROVIDENCE – Conn. Gov. Ned Lamont called for tolling for both trucks and cars in Connecticut in an op-ed in the Connecticut Post Saturday.
Lamont...
Can a former teacher-turned-House-minority firebrand capture the attention of voters...
Patricia Morgan has made a political career of standing up to power.
A vocal critic of the truck tolls enacted this year in Rhode Island...
American Trucking Assoc. sues RIDOT over truck tolls
PROVIDENCE – The American Trucking Association has filed a lawsuit against Peter Alviti Jr. and the R.I. Department of Transportation, alleging that a new...
Trump introduces infrastructure proposal, local impact unclear
PROVIDENCE – The new infrastructure bill out forth by President Donald Trump this week proposed a $200 billion, 10-year federal investment that the White...