RIDOT Receives Approval to Add 10 New Tolling Gantries
Friday, December 21, 2018
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) received approval from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to continue with construction of the next ten tolling gantries.
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This comes after the FHWA reviewed the environmental assessment submitted by RIDOT and issued a Finding of No Significant Impact, clearing the path for the construction.
"This Finding of No Significant Impact is based on the attached Environmental Assessment, which has been independently evaluated by the FHWA and determined to adequately and accurately discuss the need, environmental issues, and impacts of the proposed project,” said the FHWA in its letter.
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The RIDOT estimates that gantries will go up in "quick succession" once construction starts with a gantry being built every one to two months.
The first location is expected to be completed and activated by May 2019 with the remaining locations activated over the following year.
The ten gantries are expected to be in place by May 2020.
Tolling Results
According to the RIDOT, since tolling began at locations 1 and 2, the tolling program has collected $3,706,836.
There has been no diversion from the routes as a result of tolling at locations 1 and 2.
The program has tolled 1,120,190 verified vehicles.
For a map of the tolls, click here.
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