Lamont Drops Proposal for Highway Tolls, Blames Legislative Indecision
Gov. Ned Lamont announced Wednesday he is dropping his plan for highway tolls for trucks, expressing frustration with legislative leaders who have delayed a vote on the issue.
Lamont Expects Passage of Infrastructure Plan
Connecticut’s governor says he expects a comprehensive infrastructure funding package to pass the legislature in February.
Hartford Line Train Passes 1M Riders
The state’s 18-month-old commuter rail line has already broke the 1 million-rider mark, Gov. Ned Lamont said.
GOP Leader Doubts Tolls Can Pass Legislature
The Republican leader of the Connecticut Senate said Monday he doubts a transportation bill that includes tolls can be passed in the General Assembly, despite optimism expressed by Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont.
Lamont Says He Has Votes for Tolls Deal
Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont told reporters Friday that he believed a tentative deal on a transportation funding bill could be reached soon, possibly over the weekend, with leaders of the Democratic-controlled General Assembly.
Dozens of Toll Opponents and Proponents Show Up at Capitol
Connecticut lawmakers aren’t expected to vote until next month on a transportation plan that could include tolls, but both opponents and supporters of tolls turned out Wednesday to make their opinions known.
Lamont, Lawmakers Agree to Transpo Vote in January
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and Democratic legislative leaders are planning to vote in early January on a proposal to upgrade the state’s infrastructure.
Lamont Won’t Rule Out January Vote on Transpo Bill
Gov. Ned Lamont said Monday he hopes lawmakers will vote next week on a transportation improvement plan that includes truck-only tolls, but isn’t ruling out a possible vote in January.
Lamont, General Assembly Dems Will Push for Truck-Only Tolls
Gov. Ned Lamont’s plan to use tolls to raise funds to repair the state’s transportation infrastructure is back to where it started, with tolls only on out-of-state trucks.
Connecticut House Democrats Suggest Tolling Only Trucks
Democratic leaders of the Connecticut House of Representatives suggested Tuesday the governor reconsider tolling just big trucks, a concept the Democrat campaigned on during last year’s election but later discarded in favor of tolling all vehicles.
Speeding Up CT to NYC Commute Key Focus of Lamont, GOP Plans
Making it easier and faster to travel to and from New York City is a big selling point for two newly proposed multi-billion-dollar plans to overhaul Connecticut’s transportation system.
CT Senate Republicans Unveil No-Tolls Transportation Plan
Senate Republicans in Connecticut unveiled an alternative transportation plan on Thursday that doesn’t rely on tolls or tax increases but includes many of the same projects proposed by Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont.
Lamont Gets Pushback on Tolls from Senate Democrats
A key bloc of Connecticut state lawmakers, Senate Democrats, told Gov. Ned Lamont on Wednesday they like many of the projects in his new, 10-year transportation improvement plan, but they don’t like relying on tolls to partially pay for them.
Lamont Says He Plans to Hold Forums on Transportation Plan
Gov. Ned Lamont says he’ll hold public forums on his new transportation improvement plan.
Lamont Expected to Make Push for Transit Funding Plan
Gov. Ned Lamont and his administration are expected to spend the coming days and weeks pitching the Democrat’s new transportation improvement plan.
Lamont’s New Transportation Plan Focuses Tolls on 14 Projects
Gov. Ned Lamont’s latest transportation improvement proposal limits new tolling to 14 specific bridge, interchange and highway projects, and sets in motion a possible fully functioning airport in south-central Connecticut. It also invests millions in new commuter rail cars and public buses.
Report: No Tolls CT Ramps Up Campaign Against Lamont Transpo Plan
Despite reducing the number of toll gantries in his soon-to-be-released plan to fund much-needed repairs to the state’s transportation, Gov. Ned Lamont appears not to have been able to quench the fires of opposition that doomed his last plan.
Lamont Hopes to Get ‘Final Feedback’ on Transportation Plan
Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont says he’s meeting privately with legislative leaders all week to discuss his preliminary transportation plan.
Lamont Teases Transpo Plans in WSJ Interview
Gov. Ned Lamont let slip a few tantalizing morsels of his new and possibly improved plan to tackle the state’s congestion problems in an interview with the Wall Street Journal published Wednesday afternoon.
Fuel Providers at Core of Multi-State Plan to Cut Transportation Emissions
The coalition of eastern states developing a program to drive down carbon emissions from transportation has decided to focus on motor gasoline and on-road diesel, two sources of pollution that account for over 80 percent of carbon emissions in the region.
