State finance committee approves budget, includes resuming truck-only tolls

State finance committee approves budget, includes resuming truck-only tolls

Despite opposition from local trucking groups, Rhode Island is planning to resume collecting its truck-only tolls in 2026. On Tuesday, June 10, the state’s House Finance Committee voted 11-3 to approve a reworked $14.33 billion budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year – April through June 2026. Included in the state’s budget was an estimated $10 million in revenue collected through the RhodeWorks truck tolling program. That figure mirrors the number…