Legislators Introduce Bills to Stop Tolls on Sakonnet River Bridge
The legislation would also transfer Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority board membership to Newport County elected officials.
Three Rhode Island legislators are sponsoring legislation that would block the placement of tolls on the new Sakonnet River Bridge, according to a State House press release Friday. Rep. John G. Edwards (D – Dist. 70, Portsmouth, Tiverton) and Senators Walter S. Felag Jr. and Louis P. DiPalma are sponsoring legislation that would effectively stand in the way of the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) placing a toll on the bridge, which connects Portsmouth and Tiverton. Rep. Edwards sponsored the first House bill (2013-H 5137), repealing Article 20 of the Fiscal Year 2013 budget. The legislation would prevent the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (DOT) from turning control of the Sakonnet River and Jamestown …
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William F Horan
8:11 pm on Sunday, January 27, 2013
Was not Lou on the highway revenue stream (theft) GA committee and for the bridge toll? So now he and several other RI GA members are against it? Or are they all just sharing our pain? Yes, the RI GA that took the Fed Government (tax payer monies) to design and construct the new Rt 24 bridge? Then the RI bait and switch of co mingle the funds and change the color? Yes, the low information voters … more ›