Legislators Introduce Bills to Stop Tolls on Sakonnet River Bridge
Sen. Walter Felag submitted the Senate version of a bill that would stop tolls from being placed on the bridge.
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 Sens. 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 Verrazzano …
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