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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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A N A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD LIMITS

     Introduced By: Senator Walter S. Felag

     Date Introduced: February 07, 2012

     Referred To: Senate Housing & Municipal Government

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 31-25 of the General Laws entitled "Size, Weight, and Load

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Limits" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     31-25-27.7. Weight restrictions on route 114--Warren. – (a) No commercial motor

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truck or tractor with a gross weight exceeding four (4) tons, except those listed in this section,

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shall be allowed to travel on route 114 in the towns of Bristol (Hope Street and Ferry Road) and

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Warren (Main Street).

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     (b) The director of the department of transportation is directed to post signs to limit

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access as prescribed in subsection (a) of this section.

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     (c) The following vehicles shall be exempt from the provisions of this section: any

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commercial vehicle whose destination is anywhere, either on or off the routes stated in subsection

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(a) of this section; any and all emergency vehicles, state vehicles, municipal vehicles, public

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transit vehicles, marked school administration vehicles, and vehicles participating in the annual

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4th of July parade or other civic parades.

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     (d) Any commercial registered motor truck or tractor with a gross weight exceeding four

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(4) tons, shall be prohibited from traveling the routes stated in subsection (a), provided, however,

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tractor trailer trucks shall be allowed to travel north of Child Street (Route 103) on Main Street to

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get to and from Barrington. Signs will be posted by the department of transportation stating

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“Local Deliveries Only – No Through Trucking – 4 Ton Weight Limit.”

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     (e) Violations of this section shall be a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first offense,

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not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each and every subsequent offense.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD LIMITS

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     This act would prohibit commercial motor trucks and tractors, over four (4) tons gross

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weight, from using route 114 in the town of Bristol and in the town of Warren as a through route,

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provided, however, tractor trailer trucks would be allowed to travel north of Child Street (Route

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103) on Main Street to get to and from Barrington.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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