Providence Journal reports, “The Federal Highway Administration has signed off on 13 of Rhode Island’s proposed tolls on tractor-trailers, the state Department of Transportation announced Wednesday [October 5].” The report adds, “Approval for a 14th truck toll, planned for the Providence Viaduct, ‘will be executed once the existing environmental mitigation requirements for the project are satisfied,’” according to a RIDOT news release. RIDOT plans to issue an RFP in November for creation and management of the new AET system.
WPRI News reports that a final gantry location is expected to be approved after the state reaches an agreement with the Narragansett Indian Tribe, which has a claim to ancient burial grounds that lie beneath the Providence Viaduct.