PHOTO: Will Bridge Tolls Become an Election Issue?
Protesters were seen Wednesday evening in Portsmouth.
If it hasn't already, proposed bridge tolls become an election issue for a couple of protesters Wednesday evening.
About three protesters held up Mitt Romney campaign signs, as well as signs reading "No Tolls on Bridge," at the corner of East Main Road and Turnpike Avenue in Portsmouth on Wednesday evening.
This is the second time in recent weeks protesters have rallied at the corner. Protesters plan to rally again tomorrow in Portsmouth at Clement's Marketplace during a taping of WPRO's the Buddy Cianci show, according to the protest's organizer, Janine Smith, of Tiverton.
This small rally also follows petitions circulating throughout Aquidneck Island and Tiverton to protest plans for tolls on the new Sakonnet River Bridge.
RITBA voted earlier this summer to not raise tolls on the Newport Bridge to $1 for EZ-Pass holders and $5 for out of state drivers.
Do you think bridge tolls is an election issue this year? Why or why not? Tell us in the comment section below!
Mike
8:42 am on Thursday, August 9, 2012
What does Mitt Romney have to do with the tolls?
Joe Sousa.
12:27 pm on Thursday, August 9, 2012
People coming to the NO TOLLS rally should park at the old Shell station. Give the market a break.
Roy Bonner
2:06 pm on Thursday, August 9, 2012
Easy answer --- DEMOCRATS raised that toll issue and supported it. DEMOCRATS only know how to pick our pockets ---tax, fee, toll ---what next the air we breath? Want to "CHANGE " things? Throw out all the Democrats. RI will not change until we fight back !!
Jim L
2:13 pm on Thursday, August 9, 2012
well i think this IS fighting back ROY, wonder if upstate thought of the fact that even folks from RI will have to pay $8.00 just to go to anyplace in Newport county, any of the tshirts shops, ice cream joins Night clubs? that $10.00 dollar cover just became $18.00 dollars that $12.00 dollar sandwich just Became $20.00 and the price of the stuff to make cost more because the company bringging the makins are gonna swallow the toll, just so good for the local economy, NO TOLL ON @$!!
Roy Bonner
2:49 pm on Thursday, August 9, 2012
Of course they thought of it Jim but that didn't matter --- they had all the votes from the Reps from the "three pigs" ---Providence, Cranston, Pawtucket !
Joe Sousa.
3:55 pm on Thursday, August 9, 2012
Roy Bonner, lets not throw the baby out with the bath water. Several Republicans voted for the tolls too.
Roy Bonner
8:34 pm on Thursday, August 9, 2012
OK Joe, they need to go too --- every one that puts the screws to the taxpayers goes ! No exception. Government is bleeding us dry to support the Unions!
Mike
6:52 pm on Thursday, August 9, 2012
Thanks, Joe. This is more of an East Bay vs. rest of the state issue.
Mike
8:52 pm on Thursday, August 9, 2012
Wow! Blame the unions. I can think of quite a few bigger problems. Doubt unions will even scratch the top 20.
Joe Sousa.
8:59 pm on Thursday, August 9, 2012
Seems Roy Boner has a hard on for some one.
Jim L
8:01 am on Friday, August 10, 2012
for awhile I thought it was Newport county verses THEM, but in the act of passing out petitions i finding that lots of folks from up state travel to Newport county, for Bussiness, Lawyers come down for court, workers in the tourist industry etc. so I guess the entire state might as well buy a transponder, Made sure your reps have to buy them to, if we pay they should pay, why should they get a free pass?