PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Drivers who don’t have their E-ZPass mounted properly will soon be charged more to cross the Newport Pell Bridge.
The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority will charge the fee when a transponder isn’t properly mounted and a toll booth employee needs to raise the gate, beginning Monday.
RITBA says it’s making the change because of safety concerns and unnecessary traffic delays.
Rhode Island residents with an E-ZPass are currently charged 83 cents to cross the bridge. Non-residents and drivers without an E-ZPass are charged $2 per axle.
The fee for an improperly mounted transponder is $2 per axle. RITBA may charge repeat offenders a $25 administration fee, plus the toll cost.
RITBA says it repeatedly had over 1,000 motorists per month needing assistance because of improperly or unmounted transponders.
