2024 -- S 2969 | |
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LC005798 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY | |
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Introduced By: Senators DiPalma, Ciccone, Miller, Sosnowski, Zurier, and F. Lombardi | |
Date Introduced: April 05, 2024 | |
Referred To: Senate Housing & Municipal Government | |
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 Rhode Island turnpike and bridge authority (RITBA) is hereby directed to design a |
5 | safety barrier and/or safety netting on the Mount Hope Bridge, the Claiborne Pell Bridge, and the |
6 | Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge (the “bridges”). The process shall be implemented as follows: |
7 | (1) RITBA shall submit the design of the safety barrier and/or safety netting for the bridges |
8 | to the house finance committee and the senate finance committee on or before January 1, 2025. |
9 | (2) RITBA shall issue a request for proposals for the safety barrier and/or safety netting on |
10 | or before April 30, 2025. |
11 | (3) Proposals shall be reviewed and accepted by RITBA, and construction and installation |
12 | of the safety barrier and/or safety netting shall commence on the bridges, no later than August 1, |
13 | 2025. |
14 | 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 direct the Rhode Island turnpike and bridge authority (RITBA) to design a |
2 | safety barrier or netting system on the Mount Hope Bridge, the Claiborne Pell Bridge, and the |
3 | Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge. The act includes several deadlines to ensure construction |
4 | commences no later than August 1, 2025. |
5 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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