JAMESTOWN -- The state Turnpike and Bridge Authority voted 3 to 1 yesterday to move toward increasing the tolls on the Pell Bridge for the first time in its 40-year history and possibly reinstituting tolls on the Mount Hope Bridge, according to The Providence Journal.

The authority board voted to hold public hearings on the proposed toll hikes, which would affect drivers crossing the Pell Bridge who don't own an E-ZPass transponder purchased in Rhode Island.