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What about toll booths in rhode island to raise money? Here’s what you think.
Absolutely. Every time I go to Maine and pay the toll at the MA-NH line I think about how much RI is losing out on. You cant get to the cape from NJ NY and points west without passing through RI. And think about it. NH has no sales tax. I guess those toll booths pay off.
Mr.ed
Screaming with laughter here. All that would do is cause MORE back ups and accidents and over load secondary roads. NO ONE is gonna want to pay to use 95 it’s such a mess in this state.
Judith
A toll plaza anywhere would create additional deficit with hirings of toll collectors, managers and supervisors, in the grand scheme of things it would just be a new scam to get cronies in high paying jobs. Whats next, “Guess the Governors weight for a buck”?
Spencer
For one reason this won’t work; this had been done before, as my husband told me, back in early 1970’s as he recalls since I wasn’t here until 20 yrs. later; but since it had been done before then why did the state take it down? My husband’s response to that question was “It was useless according to the state response”. Back then, I suppose there was no need or the state wasn’t in a deficit as it is now - and why is that? Because of the “pork-barrel” government spending and the recent state corruptions since then and now we have to pay for it? For the other reason, you’ll have a lot of angry Rhode Islanders on your hands because some of us go to work at the borders around here (especially those who live in Westerly) since jobs are scarce in this state. So why should we pay to get back into the state where we live after working in a neighboring state to earn an income we desperately need to stay alive? It doesn’t make sense; as does the high rise in gas prices as it is now, and now the state is considering putting a toll booth on the North side of 95 at the Connecticut border? If that happens, you’ll see a lot of Rhode Islanders moving to Connecticut and Massachusetts, and then we’ll really be hurting for certain.
C-Ann-C, Coventry
You have to be kidding! What would charge? A dime to cross the smallest state in the country? We need every bit of happy people visiting our small state, not turning them off with a fee!
Guilford
Sure, why not & at the Ma. border too, but, only if they are going to use 100% of it for upkeep on our sad infrastructure, like state roads & bridges. However, if the state is going to hijack that money, like it did with the lottery money, to add more unnecessary people to the upper levels of an already grossly top heavy bureaucracy, then I would say, absolutely not.
Hound Dog, Bristol
Absolutely not! The state of Rhode Island is like a child who keeps overspending his allowance money. As I remember, lottery revenue was supposed to go to help fund education, now it disappears into the general fund. Until government officials learn to budget, like the rest of us are forced to do ( especially with gas going-over $4.00 a gallon), them this will be a perpetual cycle that we will play out year after year.
Korinne B
No, we don’t need a tollbooth. How about cutting some fat & starting with the Governor’s niece @ a $52,000 a year salalry!!! Now there’s a good start!!
Jane, Johnston
then what’s next? pay toilets at the rest areas???? oh crap (no pun intended)...perhaps I just gave Governor Carcieri another idea. What if we, as RI residents, work in Groton or someplace else in CT? However, I really don’t need to complain anymore.....I’m moving out of state like so many other educated, tax abused people. We’re just sick of this nonsense.
Michele, West Kingston
The roads are built with tax payer money. Why should we pay again? Poor leadership in local government
Peter
What’s the next step to putting toll booths up—forcing each citizen to donate a pint of blood so that is could be sold for the going price?
Vin, Cranston
Absolutely we are in debt 500 million this would be a great idea so the state could get out of this deficit
Kerry
A toll booth? How about a sign at the state line that reads what am I bid for this turkey! B.E.
We should have tolls at the CT, RI border, most of the traffic on 95 is Mass and Ct and NY either going to casinos or from the casinos. If the casinos can make the money then let RI roads make the money also.
On 95 south bound they are more Mass and CT plates heading towards the casinos. I live right near the RI, CT border and it is crazy how many Mass plates are going to the casinos.
Lorna, Hope Valley, RI
It is ironic that you use the Connecticut highways as your comparison. If you go back several years ago Connecticut said it could not give up the money that they received when they had tool booths on there section of the interstate. That was until a driver driving a eighteen wheeler feel asleep at the wheel and wiped out a tool booth killing several people as I remember it. We do not need to add any more revenue raising schemes. We need to cut spending.
Howie, North Providence
How could you put a toll booth on the border of Conn. and RI but not Massachusetts. If they [ the government] wants to put a toll booth there they should put one on all the roads that lead into our beloved state. Heck we have to pay to park to a out of town beach.
Big Joe
Toll booths cost more money than they will ever generate. This state cannot afford to stop traffic from coming or going to Connecticut as they wish.
Celia
Whose idea is this? Is this a joke? A tollbooth would probable be a negative influence for tourists and visitors, possible family get togethers, and economic development.
If the state wants to make money, and this idea is a joke, put a tollbooth to get through the 37 school districts (their cities/towns). Of course, if the tollbooths were not automated, it would mean more jobs...........hummmm
Darlene, Woonsocket
i live in bear country in coventry, i work at electric boat in groton, does that idiot understand .THEIR ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO WORK IN CT from RI, #1this state cannot provide decent jobs that pay [ i dont make that great of money either, i work most of the time 7 DAYS A WEEK just to get by.4$/day toll plus 4$ a gallon at 80miles per day .#2 its highway robbery , this state is run by pirates, it always has.why don’t they try to find the 39million that was lost a few years ago. maybe its under a rock or something . leave the people alone that work in ct your not going to balance the budget you screwed up on our backs . its so easy to spend someone else’s money, isn’t it . thank you .why not [i could be wrong here] TRY TO GET SOME DECENT PAYING JOBS IN R. I. its the only state in new england that lose people each year. instead of always trying to bleed us dry, state government do your job for once
tom
Rhode Island could make millions just from all the hypocrites
who don’t want a casino, but go down to Foxwoods to gamble.
Not to mention all the people who have to go out of state for a job.
The “Unemployed Man” on the state house will leave pretty soon.
of course the Governor has no problem finding jobs for his buddies.
more of the same
stuck in ri
We are one of the few local states to not have a toll on the Interstate. From the placement, it is obvious they are trying to capture as much out-of-state money as possible, without inconveniencing the locals. I wonder if a toll at the Connecticut border will drive traffic away from Foxwoods, and towards Twin River?
As infrequently as I travel that stretch of road, I am all for the
toll- as long as the Turnpike Authority runs it (and they include EZPass), since they haven’t had to raise the bridge tolls in forty years.
Bill in Portsmouth
I realize that we are a unique (?) state but do you really think real people will pay admission, to visit????????????
Joe T East Providence