2014 -- S 3047 | |
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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 - SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD LIMITS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Doyle, and Nesselbush | |
Date Introduced: May 29, 2014 | |
Referred To: Senate Housing & Municipal Government | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 31-25-27.6 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-25 entitled "Size, |
2 | Weight, and Load Limits" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 31-25-27.6. Weight restrictions on Route 15 -- Armistice Boulevard -- Pawtucket. -- |
4 | Weight restrictions on Route 15 and Ten Mile River Bridge -- Armistice Boulevard -- |
5 | Pawtucket. -- (a) No commercial motor truck or tractor with a gross weight exceeding four (4) |
6 | tons, except those listed in this section, shall be allowed to travel on Route 15 (Armistice |
7 | Boulevard from Newport Avenue easterly to the Rhode Island state line) or travel over Bridge |
8 | No. 969, commonly referred to as the Ten Mile River Bridge on Route 15 in the city of |
9 | Pawtucket. |
10 | (b) The director of the department of transportation is directed to post signs to limit |
11 | access as prescribed in subsection (a) of this section. |
12 | (c) The following vehicles shall be exempt from the provisions of this section: any |
13 | commercial vehicle whose designation is anywhere, either on or off the roads stated in subsection |
14 | (a) of this section, any and all emergency vehicles, state vehicles, marked school administration |
15 | vehicles and delivery vehicles whose destination is addressed on the parkway. |
16 | (d) Any commercial registered motor truck or tractor with a gross weight exceeding four |
17 | (4) tons, shall be prohibited from traveling the routes stated in subsection (a) as a through route. |
18 | Signs will be posted by the department of transportation stating "Local Deliveries Only -- No |
19 | Through Trucking -- Four (4) Ton Weight Limit." |
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1 | (e) Violations of this section shall be a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first offense, |
2 | not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each and every subsequent offense. |
3 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD LIMITS | |
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1 | This act would impose a weight restriction on vehicles traveling over Bridge No. 969, |
2 | commonly referred to as the Ten Mile River Bridge on Route 15 in the city of Pawtucket. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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