A report released by the state shows some of the different proposed costs for commuters, out-of-state truckers and others using the proposed tolled routes.
As state governments continue to face constrained sources of revenue to fund transportation projects, some have been interested in adding tolls to highways that are currently free.
It’s a political hot potato for sure and something that isn’t a new idea in places like Connecticut, a state that faces numerous fiscal challenges and deteriorating roads and bridges.
Outgoing Gov. Dannel Malloy’s administration recently released a new report showing that introducing all-electronic tolling to highways across the state would raise approximately $1 billion annually.
Route Fifty
By Michael Grass,
Executive Editor
NOVEMBER 16, 2018