Tag: truck-only tolls

Business

ATA appeals dismissal of lawsuit against Rhode Island truck tolls

ATA says the court’s decision to dismiss the case “did not address the merits of that constitutional claim” and “held only that ATA’s challenge could not proceed in federal court.”

April 3, 2019

Business

ATA toll suit should be in state court, says fed court in dismissal

A U.S. District Court judge ordered the case be dismissed because the tolls are considered taxes under the Tax Injunction Act, which states that federal courts do not have jurisdiction over state taxes. The case can still be tried in a state court.

March 20, 2019

Business

Rhode Island delays rollout of trucks-only toll plan

Rhode Island officials won’t deliver the state’s deliver truck-only tolls until after Christmas, to allow sufficient time for comment on the environmental impact of initiating tolling at the first two of 14 locations where gantries will be built.

November 10, 2017