Tolling trucks needed for repairs but more work needs to be done

BUILDING A  BETTER BRIDGE: The Providence Viaduct before the replacement currently underway. The project began only after the structure was in very bad repair. / COURTESY  R.I. DEPARTMENT  OF TRANSPORTATION
BUILDING A BETTER BRIDGE: The Providence Viaduct before the replacement currently underway. The project began only after the structure was in very bad repair. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

With their announcement last week of a plan to start tolling large commercial vehicles traveling through Rhode Island to pay for $700 million in bridge and highway repairs over the next 10 years, the state’s elected leaders have shown they understand the gravity of the situation. It is a bold move to be sure, just

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  1. Tolls will not be an efficient way to fix RI’s transportation infrastructure. Installing gantries will be very expensive and produce no new revenue. The cost of fuel has dropped by over a dollar a gallon. A 10 cent increase in the state fuel tax will produce the necessary funds to repair our bridges and roads. A small tax on a very large group of users is the best way to raise the necessary funds. The number of gallons sold each day is enormous. All of this new revenue should be used to quickly solve this infrastructure problem.