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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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A N A C T | |
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RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD LIMITS | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Malik, and Morrison | |
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Date Introduced: January 31, 2012 | |
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Referred To: House Municipal Government | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 31-25 of the General Laws entitled "Size, Weight, and Load |
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Limits" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
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31-25-27.7. Weight restrictions on route 114--Warren. – (a) No commercial motor |
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truck or tractor with a gross weight exceeding four (4) tons, except those listed in this section, |
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shall be allowed to travel on route 114 in the towns of Bristol (Hope Street and Ferry Road) and |
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Warren (Main Street). |
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(b) The director of the department of transportation is directed to post signs to limit |
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access as prescribed in subsection (a) of this section. |
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(c) The following vehicles shall be exempt from the provisions of this section: any |
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commercial vehicle whose destination is anywhere, either on or off the routes stated in subsection |
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(a) of this section; any and all emergency vehicles, state vehicles, municipal vehicles, public |
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transit vehicles, marked school administration vehicles, and vehicles participating in the annual |
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4th of July parade or other civic parades. |
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(d) Any commercial registered motor truck or tractor with a gross weight exceeding four |
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(4) tons, shall be prohibited from traveling the routes stated in subsection (a), provided, however, |
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tractor trailer trucks shall be allowed to travel north of Child Street (Route 103) on Main Street to |
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get to and from Barrington. Signs will be posted by the department of transportation stating |
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“Local Deliveries Only – No Through Trucking – 4 Ton Weight Limit.” |
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(e) Violations of this section shall be a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first offense, |
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not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each and every subsequent offense. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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This act would prohibit commercial motor trucks and tractors, over four (4) tons gross |
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weight, from using route 114 in the town of Bristol and in the town of Warren as a through route, |
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provided, however, tractor trailer trucks would be allowed to travel north of Child Street (Route |
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103) on Main Street to get to and from Barrington. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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