Pothole from hell....

[NEexpat]

Nook,

lol, same thing with the MASS Pike. Tolls were supposed to come down after the bonds were paid off. lolololololololololol.

*Side note, Apologies bent for hijacking this. Just over the Mass line into Tiverton R.I. there a is a brand new bridge connecting the mainland to Aquidneck Island, The new Sakonnet River bridge. ( For those who don't know, Newport R.I. is on the southern end of Aquidneck Island).

Maybe 2 years ago the Rhode Island legislature in a 2 a.m. vote lumped in with a a bunch of other stuff decided to put a toll on their brand new bridge. Start off small then eventually grow $$$$. All automated with cameras etc.

Well it was met with all kinds of push back, from residents, businesses, everybody! I laughed and laughed, yeah they're going to take down the tolls, Hahahahahahahahaha.

Well I couldn't have been more wrong, they took them down!

So, there's that................................

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by NEexpat

Nook,

lol, same thing with the MASS Pike. Tolls were supposed to come down after the bonds were paid off. lolololololololololol.

*Side note, Apologies bent for hijacking this. Just over the Mass line into Tiverton R.I. there a is a brand new bridge connecting the mainland to Aquidneck Island, The new Sakonnet River bridge. ( For those who don't know, Newport R.I. is on the southern end of Aquidneck Island).

Maybe 2 years ago the Rhode Island legislature in a 2 a.m. vote lumped in with a a bunch of other stuff decided to put a toll on their brand new bridge. Start off small then eventually grow $$$$. All automated with cameras etc.

Well it was met with all kinds of push back, from residents, businesses, everybody! I laughed and laughed, yeah they're going to take down the tolls, Hahahahahahahahaha.

Well I couldn't have been more wrong, they took them down!

So, there's that................................

Good to know they eliminated that! I stayed in Newport for a week or so in October of 2013. When I first saw the sign, it was too late to not cross that bridge. I asked two of the gals working at the Dunkin Donuts (the one closest to the International Tennis Hall of Fame) about the unmanned bridge. I was worried that unpaid tolls (even though the toll was 10 cents) might end up on my credit report....so I wanted to know how I could find out the balance at the end of my stay. They laughed. They told me (re out of state drivers without an automated toll transponder) that the balance had to get to at least $35.00 IIRC (which would mean 350 crossings) before they would consider it large enough to even bill you via your registration address.