[BPt111]

"The first tolls will be erected along I-95 in southwest Rhode Island near the Connecticut border. The state law allows 18-wheelers to be charged up to $20 on a one-way route through the state between Massachusetts and Connecticut."


Rhode Island moves forward on truck tolls | WPRI 12 Eyewitness News

[MrGompers]

Originally Posted by BPt111

"The first tolls will be erected along I-95 in southwest Rhode Island near the Connecticut border. The state law allows 18-wheelers to be charged up to $20 on a one-way route through the state between Massachusetts and Connecticut."


Rhode Island moves forward on truck tolls | WPRI 12 Eyewitness News

Freight into and out of Rhode Island just went up 20$ per load. Congress people are fools if they think trucking companies or private operators are going to eat the toll.

Would make more sense to charge every vehicle a toll, although I wouldn't like that.

[BeyondtheHorizon]

Originally Posted by MrGompers

Freight into and out of Rhode Island just went up 20$ per load. Congress people are fools if they think trucking companies or private operators are going to eat the toll.

Would make more sense to charge every vehicle a toll, although I wouldn't like that.

They'll eat it and pass it onto consumers just like they did with increased fuel costs. Every consumer good gets on a truck.

It's over 100 bucks just to cross the GW Bridge for a truck. Highway robbery.(and obviously all that money doesn't go to just bridge maintence) So RI is actually cheap in comparison.

Does anyone else think that once the tolls are erected then eventually car tolls will be added?

[East of the River]

Originally Posted by BPt111

"The first tolls will be erected along I-95 in southwest Rhode Island near the Connecticut border. The state law allows 18-wheelers to be charged up to $20 on a one-way route through the state between Massachusetts and Connecticut."


Rhode Island moves forward on truck tolls | WPRI 12 Eyewitness News

I wouldn't think that many pass thru RI. Most of the traffic comes up 91 to 84 if it's going to Boston. But I suppose everything going to Fall river and the cape would go thru RI.

[BPt111]

Originally Posted by East of the River

I wouldn't think that many pass thru RI. Most of the traffic comes up 91 to 84 if it's going to Boston. But I suppose everything going to Fall river and the cape would go thru RI.

Alot of traffic coming from Boston area to Providence on I-95 I think CT/RI border traffic is not bad at all

[BeyondtheHorizon]

Originally Posted by East of the River

I wouldn't think that many pass thru RI. Most of the traffic comes up 91 to 84 if it's going to Boston. But I suppose everything going to Fall river and the cape would go thru RI.

Go and count the number of trucks passing by. You'd be shocked how much money that will add up to at 20 bucks per truck. Anyone heading up to providence from points south will use 95. That's a lot of goods moving. EVERYTHING comes by truck. People don't realize this.

[East of the River]

Originally Posted by BeyondtheHorizon

Go and count the number of trucks passing by. You'd be shocked how much money that will add up to at 20 bucks per truck. Anyone heading up to providence from points south will use 95. That's a lot of goods moving. EVERYTHING comes by truck. People don't realize this.

True but the stated goal was trucking passing thru the state not headed to destinations in the state. I was thinking about Most goods from the west and south will come thru 84. But thinking more lots of trucks will be headed to Eastern Mass, Cape , New Bedford, Fall River. And of course some percentage will go thru on 95 for various reasons.

[MrGompers]

Originally Posted by BeyondtheHorizon

They'll eat it and pass it onto consumers just like they did with increased fuel costs. Every consumer good gets on a truck.

It's over 100 bucks just to cross the GW Bridge for a truck. Highway robbery.(and obviously all that money doesn't go to just bridge maintence) So RI is actually cheap in comparison.

Does anyone else think that once the tolls are erected then eventually car tolls will be added?

That's what I meant by my statement, maybe I wasn't clear. I don't think it will amount to much anyway, once the truckers figure it out they will just drive around it, unless they have to go that way.

Driving thru Rhode Island only makes sense if you're going to the Cape or RI is your actual destination.
All that truck traffic will switch to i-384 > RT 6. And they will still charge the extra $20 per load to boot.
They now have the perfect excuse for an increase.

[htfdcolt]

Originally Posted by MrGompers

That's what I meant by my statement, maybe I wasn't clear. I don't think it will amount to much anyway, once the truckers figure it out they will just drive around it, unless they have to go that way.

Driving thru Rhode Island only makes sense if you're going to the Cape or RI is your actual destination.
All that truck traffic will switch to i-384 > RT 6. And they will still charge the extra $20 per load to boot.
They now have the perfect excuse for an increase.

Boy, hard to imagine the already nightmarish ride on Rt 6 possibly getting worse with speeding semis.

[Henry10]

Originally Posted by JayCT

The answer is simple, too much traffic. I-95 was designed more than 60 years ago for a lot less traffic than it has today. It is basically the same number of lanes today as it was the day it opened and is in disparate need of a major improvement and expansion. Hopefully there will be support for Governor Malloy's plan to widen the highway from New Haven to New York but already the environmental and mass transit nuts are circling with the negative comments. Jay

From the following article it does not seem that adding a lane will solve anything. "If you build it, they will drive on it"

Decision on widening I-95 key step in transportation master plan | The CT Mirror

BTW, the 100 billion plan, 2/3 is for repairs, 20-25% for mass transit, and very little for new projects. Same article paints a grim picture of CT's transportation future and its finances.

Without robust economic growth, CT is in a checkmate. If economy keeps limping along, things will get worse -- higher taxes, worse infrastructure, more congestion.