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To raiise the funds to repair the bridges, truck stops should be built on I-295 and at the northern and southern ends of I-95. Next, the fuel tax on gasoline and diesel fuel should be reduced to 20 cents per gallon. Because Rhode Island would have the lowest fuel price, the number of gallons of fuel sold in Rhode Island would more than triple. Many trucks passing through Rhode Island would stop and buy their fuel at these new truck stops.

Many Massachusetts and Connecticut drivers would buy their fuel in Rhode Island. In addition, every Rhode Island driver and every Rhode Island business would get a tax break.