The newly instated Rhode Island truck-only tolls have already made nearly $27,000 more than initially expected.

The data was released by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation on Wednesday, July 18th and encompasses the state’s first two electronic truck tolls – found on Interstate 95 in Exeter, Rhode Island and Hopkinton, Rhode Island.

According to Turn to 10 News, 188,815 semi trucks were tolled in the first month alone, exceeding the estimated 177,000 trucks and creating $625,000 worth of revenue for the state as part of a program aimed at repairing damaged bridges and roads.

“With one full month of operation under our belts, we feel confident that the tractor-trailer-truck-only tolling system is working as expected,” said RIDOT director Peter Alviti.

“The data we are seeing is in line with what we had estimated and all is going well. We are seeing a stable tolling system. We have and will continue to monitor the system closely.”

An estimated 300 trucks were expected to avoid I-95 completely to keep from paying tolls, but the real number of trucks avoiding the interstate per day turned out to be far smaller- around just four per day.

RIDOT is planning to hold a public meeting on July 27th before starting work on the next 10 toll locations, allowing citizens to voice their opinions on the matter and Connecticut’s governor, Dannell Malloy, has since requested studies to asses similar tolling possibilities in his own state. Meanwhile, Rhode Island is still in the process of being sued for the truck-specific tolls.