Rhode Island’s infrastructure is at a C- grade level, the American Society of Civil Engineers declared in its report card chronicling the state’s networks.
June 26, 2020Government, Business, Safety
ASCE Issues C- Grade for Rhode Island’s Infrastructure
Government, Business
RIDOT Seeks Comment on Proposed Truck Toll Increase
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation is accepting public comments on a proposal to increase the truck toll rate at a certain gantry location.
February 11, 2020Government, Business, Technology, Safety
Advocates Name Best, Worst States for Highway Safety Laws
Rhode Island has again topped an advocacy group’s report that evaluates states’ road safety enforcement efforts.
January 22, 2019Perspective
Opinion: Don’t Penalize Truckers for Rhode Island’s Bridge Woes
Remember that feeling when a teacher sat you in the corner after wrongly accusing you of something? I believe this nation’s truckers have been placed in the proverbial corner by the state of Rhode Island.
July 25, 2018Editorial
Editorial: An Unlawful and Inequitable Scheme
Rhode Island’s controversial trucks-only tolling program must face a judge’s gavel, as a group including American Trucking Associations and several fleets is suing the state over the plan.
July 12, 2018Government, Business
ATA, Carriers Sue Rhode Island DOT Over Truck-Only Tolls
American Trucking Associations and three carriers are asking a court to rule that Rhode Island’s truck-only tolling program is unconstitutional, according to a lawsuit they filed against the state’s Department of Transportation on July 10.
July 10, 2018Government, Business
Rhode Island Truck Tolls Will Start June 11
After a series of false starts, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation will begin its trucks-only tolling program June 11.
June 6, 2018Government
Rhode Island Targets Deficient Bridges This Construction Season
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation is aiming to redress its high percentage of structurally deficient bridges during this construction season, according to agency spokesman Charles St. Martin.
April 25, 2018Government, Logistics, TCA
Rhode Island’s First Truck-Toll Gantry Installed on Route 95
The first of more than a dozen new Rhode Island truck-toll gantries now stands above Route 95 South in Exeter.
February 16, 2018Government, Safety
Severe Storm Prompts States to Issue Restrictions, Emergency Plans
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation banned tractor-trailers from all state highways for most of Jan. 4 as the state faced heavy snow and high winds.
January 5, 2018