Rhode Island SB 776: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SIZE, WEIGHT AND LOAD LIMITS--SMITHFIELD AND LINCOLN (Prohibits commercial motor trucks, with a gross weight rating of twenty-six thousand one pounds (26,001 lbs.) or more, from traveling on Limerock Road, in Smithfield and Lincoln.)

Bill Text

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S T A T E     O F     R H O D E     I S L A N D 
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY 
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019 
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A N   A C T 
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SIZE, WEIGHT AND LOAD LIMITS--
SMITHFIELD AND LINCOLN 
Introduced By: Senator Stephen R. Archambault 
Date Introduced: April 04, 2019 
Referred To: Senate Housing & Municipal Government 
 
 
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: 
SECTION 1.  Chapter  31-25  of the  General  Laws  entitled  "Size,  Weight,  and  Load 1 
Limits" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 2 
31-25-27.11. Weight restrictions on Limerock Road -- Smithfield and Lincoln. 3 
(a)  The  operation  of  through  commercial  vehicles  on  Limerock Road  between Douglas 4 
Pike in Smithfield and Jenckes Hill Road in Lincoln is prohibited. 5 
(b)  For  purposes  of  this  section,  a  commercial  vehicle  is  defined  as  a  motor  vehicle  or 6 
combination of vehicles used to transport passengers or property if the motor vehicle: 7 
(1)  Has  a  gross  combination  weight  rating  of thirty-five  thousand  one  pounds  (35,001 8 
lbs.) or  more,  or  a  towed  unit  with  a  gross  vehicle  rating  of  more  than  ten  thousand  pounds 9 
(10,000  lbs.)  or  more,  or  has  a  gross  vehicle  weight  rating  of  twenty-six  thousand  one  pounds 10 
(26,001 lbs.) or more; or 11 
(2) Is designed to transport sixteen (16) or more passengers including the driver; or 12 
(3) Is transporting hazardous materials and is required to be placarded in accordance with 13 
49 C.F.R. Part 172, Subpart F, as it may be revised from time to time. 14 
(c) Nothing contained in this section shall affect the use of such street or roadway by: 15 
(1)   Any   fire   truck,   town   public   works   department   truck, state   department   of 16 
transportation truck, police vehicle, ambulance, school bus,  bus  serving the  area, or other motor 17 
truck  using  such  streets  or  highways  in  any  emergency  or  engaged  in  delivering  goods,  wares, 18 

 
 
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merchandising or materials to or from any residence, building or lot within the  towns  bordering 1 
on such streets or highways; or 2 
(2) Any farm vehicle as defined in § 31-1-8, which is registered with farm plates pursuant 3 
to § 31-3-31. 4 
(d) Any  driver  who  operates  a  commercial  vehicle  in  contravention  of  this  section  shall 5 
be subject to a fine of fifty-five dollars ($55.00) for a first violation and one hundred ten dollars 6 
($110) for each subsequent violation. 7 
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon thirty (30) days after passage. 8 
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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--
SMITHFIELD AND LINCOLN 
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This  act would prohibit commercial motor trucks,  with a  gross weight rating of twenty-1 
six thousand one pounds (26,001 lbs.) or more, from traveling on Limerock Road, in Smithfield 2 
and Lincoln. 3 
This act would take effect upon thirty (30) days after passage. 4 
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