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Carrying more than its weight.
Truck miles have nearly doubled in the past 20 years and are projected to grow steadily. This will add significant loads to our already heavily-traveled infrastructure. transportation.org
Delivering the goods.
$21 billion in goods are shipped annually from Rhode Island — mostly by truck. Another $18 billion in goods are received. tripnet.org  |
Rhode Island’s state-owned infrastructure includes 623 bridges and over 3,000 lane-miles of roadway. Available funds are no longer able to cover the cost of operating, improving and maintaining this important asset. Governor Carcieri’s Blue Ribbon Panel on Transportation Funding is looking at a variety of funding options for the years ahead. But right now, Question 1 is the only viable way for our state to meet this immediate challenge. Especially since the Federal government is willing to pick up over 80% of the tab. Vote “Approve” on November 4.A dependable system of roads and bridges is the lifeblood of our state’s economy. It’s time to make needed repairs to our infrastructure. By voting “Approve” on Question 1. |