The state currently borrows about $800 million per year for infrastructure work, combining that with roughly $750 million in matching federal grants. But the DOT says Connecticut needs to spend at least $2 billion annually to make long-term repairs and strategic improvements. As originally proposed, tolls could raise about $800 million annually, according to administration estimates. Once the regular 2019 session ended on June 5, Drajewicz said the governor summoned him, closed the door and told him to take the summer to recast the administration’s approach to infrastructure.