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Lamont Drops Plan For Truck Tolls On CT Highways Lamont Drops Plan For Truck Tolls On CT Highways
Lamont Drops Plan For Truck Tolls On CT Highways Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has abandoned his plan for installing toll gantries for trucks on state highways. State senators had been scheduled to vote on Lamont’s proposal this week, but reportedly stated they needed more time, prompting the governor to announce that the state would be ditching the plan. “I’ve got a Legislature that doesn’t want to make a choice,” Lamont said at a news conference. “I think it’s time to take a pause.  "Don’t say I need another week. I’ve heard that for a year. I’ve lost patience. We’re going to fix our transportation plan and will work with anybody wh…

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Petition Against Tolls On CT State Highways Collects 100,000 Signatures Petition Against Tolls On CT State Highways Collects 100,000 Signatures
Petition Against Tolls On CT State Highways Collects 100,000 Signatures A grassroots coalition opposed to Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s plan to implement tolls on state highways submitted a petition with 100,000 signatures to the Capitol building on Thursday, May 9. In March, the Transportation Committee passed Lamont’s proposal and two separate committee plans by a vote of 23-13, which includes installing tolls on Interstates 91, 95, 84 and along parts of the Merritt and Wilbur Cross parkways. The tolls are expected to generate an estimated $800 million in revenue annually. In total, no more than 50 potential toll-collecting gantries are expected to be erecte…

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by Zak Failla