联邦法院支持罗德岛用于桥梁维修的卡车收费,拒绝行业挑战。 Federal court upholds Rhode Island's truck tolls for bridge repairs, rejecting industry challenges.

联邦上诉法院支持罗德岛的卡车收费方案,该方案向州公路上的拖拉机拖车收取费用,以资助桥梁维修。 A federal appeals court upheld Rhode Island's truck tolling program, which charges tractor-trailers on the state's highways to fund bridge repairs. 虽然法院裁定当地交通的收费上限违宪,但整个系统仍可以保留。 While the court ruled that caps on tolls for local traffic were unconstitutional, the overall system can remain. 该决定支持罗得沃斯方案,该方案于2016年签署成为法律,面临着卡车运输业的法律挑战。 The decision supports the RhodeWorks program, signed into law in 2016, which has faced legal challenges from the trucking industry.