Let the whining begin!

1$ is my respectable number. Anything over that is BS. Not getting my hopes up though..

This is a smart move, we need to maintain the bridges. Also, is it really going to decrease tourism, business on the island, business off the island? I don't think so, it's like when gas prices go up prior to a holiday, due people really not drive because gas prices went up?

Didn't we already pay for this bridge? Also ,let's let this one go to hell by not taking care of(like sweeping up the salt & sand and neglecting it also) Let's ruin the economy on the Island, make young people who can't afford a decent car & gas as it is,pay more to go to their minimum wage jobs(and US too!) After all,we just complain about everything,don't we? Just be quite and pay up(,big & little government gone straight to hell in a hand-basket )and taking us all down with them. I TRULY believe they are all out of touch with reality it's just not looking good folks!

We must reward those in The RI General Assembly that facilitated and voted for this outrageous plunder of the tax payer. Yes, raided the state and Federal Road Taxes and Federal Highway funds previously accepted. Re designated the funds and spent it on pseudo socialism. Now transfer the peoples assets to a Quasi public private corp and the plunder is increased. Thanks for looking out for us Lou DiPalma of Middletown.

Why does Aquidneck Island residents have to pay for all the bridges in the State? Why not tax the bridge in Providence and the Jamestown bridge. This is so very unfair.

Life is full of choices, You chose to live there, you know the RI government is corupt..deal with it or pay a one way toll on your way to some place new that is more people and tax payer friendly. Or stay and pay all your rising bills and sky rocketing taxes and be poor in a few years and never afford to go out to eat or take a vacation or have a new car, because you know they have all those benefits at the state house. They like keeping the blue collar workers of RI under their thumb. Good Luck if you choose to stay!

We the people in Aquidneck Island need to figure out a way to stop this toll, This will effect us on the island in all aspects, What about the people who work off the island, We will be paying for not only these bridges but the rest of the state. Also has anyone seen the building at the base of the bridge Why so big, Also they put up copper Flashing $$$$$$$ We have to take a stand!!!!! Lets have a meeting to figure out a way

Glad that I no longer live in the state of Corruption

I hope Bristol can handle the influx of traffic that is headed their way. That will be my new route to get off the island.

Placing a toll on two-and probably soon enough the third - only access routes on and off this island by auto is ABSURD! Why do I pay my taxes, sales tax, state income tax,state and municpal auto taxes for? What about the the fines per day that construction of the bridge beyond the completion date ?t Are they being paid-they are aren't they? Put a toll on the Washington Bridge in Providence! Maintain the highways and bridges-that's the states job and why we do pay taxes.

The only taxes RI uses for the road come from the gas tax. Unlike other states all the other taxes you talk about fund other items. Which we on the island don't get nearly what we paid back, hence why our property taxes are so high. Fact is if the islands plus tiverton and little compton seceded from RI we would be better of our taxes wouldn't be going to pay for failing schools in providence, warwick, cranston, central falls, and the list goes on. every penny we payed in taxes would be spent here. However we would still need tolls on those two bridges, the four bridges that will be maintained are just to expensive to pay for from the gas tax.

How can this even be legal to have 1 county paying for all the tolls in this state? Between students from Little Compton & Tiverton, people who live off Aquidneck Island & work here or others who live here & work off the island, gas prices higher here, food prices higher here, and everything else in between = higher taxes. I can not believe there is even enough space for a toll on the new bridge. Also, when the idea for this new bridge came about, the higher ups thought they could remove the last exit off Aqudnick, but it is an evacuation route which can NOT be removed incase of a little thing called a hurrican!! I just hope I can leave if we get 1!! I say the state needs to reimburse us through our state tax every year or let residence use it for free. I can not see this new bridge costing more that 5 cents if they put a toll on it when the Newport Bridge is 85 cents for 2 miles! Is this truly going to be worth putting in all the electronics, paying people to send bills in the mail, the paper, the stamp, & everything involved to maintain it? I want an itemized breakdown in my mailbox of this whole thing with ALL expenses before this truly moves forward!!! At the very least, as a tax payer, I should be getting this.

PS Bristol - Your bridge is next!!

Can we start some type of legal action against the State? Would this slow or delay the pillaging of Newport County.. I am sick and tired of the way we are treated by Governor Gump and his band of thieves ....

Any lawyers out ther willing to file a class action suit agenst the RITBA?

they built a bridge and floated it up the river on barges no toll they build a bridge in barrington for 10 years or so no toll they build a bridge in pawtucket no toll only on aquidneck island do you toll why closer to officein jamestown?

How about the city and towns get together and seek a class action....I know the PCCC 5 of Portsmouth has got the town in several questionable lawsuits over some really idiotic things that mean so much less...Time to step up for the people!

When this is all said an done the State will see even less money coming into R.I....They talk about more jobs and tourism.???? Not going to happen on this island. MASS looks so much better everyday ....

As soon as they start collecting tolls on Aquidneck Island Residents. Class action litiagation, should be filed immediately. We will be able to show that we've been unfairly targeted with higher tax rates, than other Rhode island communities. The toll is a tax on local residents... Many other bridges in this state, but we the people of Newport County are a class of people being discriminated against.

Check out what I wrote about this subject. On how it will affect the local amateur baseball scene. http://patch.com/A-v4xb

My son lives in Portsmouth and this will cost me over $100 per month just to pick him up.

I hope all the people on the Island and off stay involved . The next session of the Legislature is right around the corner. Till then send Emails to the Legislators who voted in favor of this. Keeping the pressure on them is important and will let them know we are coming to see them. It's Time To Revolt !
Just Google RI. General Assembly . Then go to members contact for a list of Email addresses. Take the time and let them know. We are made as hell and we are not going to take it any more!!!!

This is going to be a long fight i'm afraid, what we must do is stop any movement of tolls going forward, let them plan all they want, but not one pinch of earth should be turned over till ever economic and legal study has been done, I see an end run coming on here boys n girls and we must watch closely, and anyone on here who Mitigates for a lower toll is not my friend

I live in MA and have worked on the Island for 10 years... I am truly outraged that they will be tolling the new bridge.. It will cost both my husband and I quite a bit I money to get to and from work, I also have to pay more in taxes because I work out of state and gas prices don't help... I don't know how they expect people to continue living this was with the economy in the state it's in. I am strongly considering working in a different site due to this toll...

Now onto the toll. Without a doubt, Newport County has been and is being discriminated against by being overly taxed and expected to pay the highest living costs in the state of RI. Where are the lawyers of Aquidneck Island? As I understand the Governor will be visiting Portsmouth Town Hall Thursday Aug 23 at 8:30 AM. Before he arrives tomorrow, I thought you may want to know what I found. I am not a lawyer, so what I see may be inadequate, but none-the-less interesting.