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 Pushes Legislators to Pass Transpo Bill
As part of his second State of the State address yesterday, Gov. Ned Lamont included a pitch for his plan to use bonding on revenue from truck-only tolls to help pay for transportation improvements.
Lamont Expects Passage of Infrastructure Plan
Connecticut’s governor says he expects a comprehensive infrastructure funding package to pass the legislature in February.
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.
Report: For Only $15M, New Haven Could Revolutionize its Bus System
A new report trying to figure out how New Haven can grow its public transit system to accommodate the wave of growth expected to continue hitting the area through 2025 says for a mere $15.56 million, the area could get buses that function much more like trains.
Lamont, Lawmakers Hope to Meet on Transportation
Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont is expected to hear more about the General Assembly’s latest ideas for funding Connecticut’s transportation needs.
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 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.
Lawmakers Look to Federal Loans to Solve Toll Impass
Both Democrats and Republicans expressed interest on Friday in low-cost federal loan programs to help fix Connecticut’s transportation infrastructure, following months of debate over electronic tolls.
Lamont Gets Toll Encouragement from Fellow Governors
Gov. Ned Lamont got a pep-talk on tolls from the leaders of Connecticut’s neighbors at a private lunch yesterday, urging him to not give up on his proposal to enact tolls on the state’s highways.
Report: Lamont Threatens to Curtail Borrowing if Tolls Not OK’d
Gov. Ned Lamont said he would redirect money borrowed by the state towards transportation projects if the state legislature can’t approve a plan to toll vehicles on Connecticut’s highways.
