Gov. Ned Lamont has proposed installing electronic tolls on Connecticut’s highways to finance a rebuild of the state’s aging, overcrowded transportation system.
Legislative leaders have begun a debate expected to continue throughout the 2019 session, which runs through June 5.
So before you read any more about tolls, gasoline taxes, highways, bridges and rail lines, here’s a quick quiz to keep you informed on the key issues facing lawmakers at the Capitol.
CT Mirror Data Editor Jake Kara contributed to this story.
You know, I drive to Vermont regularly, and most of the trip is on 91 north through MA. There is not a single toll the entire way. Going a different way through MA to other destinations I go under 1 gantry. The proposal at stake here has people, mostly CT residents, hitting a tolling gantry every few miles.
I have a question that should have been included in this article:
Q: Did Governor Lamont say the tolls would only be for trucks in his final/third debate hosted by WPLR?
A. Yes