U.S. judge favors trucking industry over RhodeWorks tolls

Updated at 3:33 p.m.

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U.S. DISTRICT COURT Judge William E. Smith ruled Wednesday that the state's RhodeWorks tolls against the trucking industry are discriminatory and unconstitutional, and the tolls must stop by Friday. / AP PHOTO/ORLIN WAGNER
U.S. DISTRICT COURT Judge William E. Smith ruled Wednesday that the state's RhodeWorks tolls against the trucking industry are discriminatory and unconstitutional, and the tolls must stop by Friday. / AP PHOTO/ORLIN WAGNER
PROVIDENCE – The trucking industry scored a significant legal victory in federal court Wednesday against the state’s transportation department over the controversial truck tolling program used for the state’s RhodeWorks bridge infrastructure initiative. U.S. District Court Judge William E. Smith ruled in favor of the trucking industry against the state over the tolls. Smith ordered…

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