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LC000482 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Solomon, Donovan, Cortvriend, Ruggiero, and Abney | |
Date Introduced: January 22, 2021 | |
Referred To: House Corporations | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 24-12 of the General Laws entitled "Rhode Island Turnpike and |
2 | Bridge Authority" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 24-12-60. Safety barrier on bridges. |
4 | The department of transportation, in conjunction with the Rhode Island turnpike and bridge |
5 | authority, are hereby directed to erect a safety barrier and/or safety netting on the Mount Hope |
6 | Bridge, the Claiborne Pell Bridge, and the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge. The safety barrier or |
7 | netting shall be in place no later than January 1, 2023. |
8 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY | |
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1 | This act would provide that the department of transportation, in conjunction with the Rhode |
2 | Island turnpike and bridge authority, would erect a safety barrier or safety netting on the Mount |
3 | Hope Bridge, the Claiborne Pell Bridge, and the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge. The safety barrier |
4 | or netting would be erected on or before January 1, 2023. |
5 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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