2014 -- S 2879 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - TRUCK WEIGHT LIMITS | |
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Introduced By: Senator Stephen R.Archambault | |
Date Introduced: April 09, 2014 | |
Referred To: Senate Housing & Municipal Government | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 31-25 of the General Laws entitled "Size, Weight, and Load |
2 | Limits" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 31-25-27.8. Weight restrictions on Smith Avenue-Smithfield. -- (a) No commercial |
4 | motor truck or tractor with a gross weight exceeding four (4) tons, except those listed in this |
5 | section, shall be allowed to travel on that portion of Route 116 between Route 44 and West |
6 | Greenville Road known as Smith Avenue in the town of Smithfield. |
7 | (b) The director of the department of transportation is directed to post signs to limit |
8 | access as prescribed in subsection (a) of this section. |
9 | (c) The following vehicles shall be exempt from the provisions of this section: any |
10 | commercial vehicle whose destination is anywhere, either on or off the routes stated in subsection |
11 | (a) of this section; any and all emergency vehicles, state vehicles, municipal vehicles, public |
12 | transit vehicles, and marked school transportation vehicles. |
13 | (d) Any commercial registered motor truck or tractor with a gross weight exceeding four |
14 | (4) tons, shall be prohibited from traveling the routes stated in subsection (a) as a through route. |
15 | Signs will be posted by the department of transportation stating "Local Deliveries Only – No |
16 | Through Trucking – four (4) ton weight limit." |
17 | (e) Violations of this section shall be a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first offense, |
18 | not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each and every subsequent offense. |
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1 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
OF | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - TRUCK WEIGHT LIMITS | |
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1 | This act would prohibit commercial motor trucks or tractors with a gross weight |
2 | exceeding four (4) tons from travelling on that portion of Route 116 known as Smith Avenue in |
3 | the town of Smithfield. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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