RIDOT picks the company that will restart Rhode Island’s truck tolls

By: Christopher Shea

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: June 29, 2026

Words: 568

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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The long-awaited return of truck tolls is still on track for 2027, albeit a little later than the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) had promised.

The transportation department on Friday awarded a tentative $944,000 contract with Canadian-based Quarterhill to create a new back office system that will manage toll transactions on tractor trailers traveling over the state’s highways. It was one of nine entities to respond by the state’s March 27 bidding deadline. The …

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