Lamont’s plan — part of a soon-to-be unveiled $18 billion transportation strategy — could reduce the trip from New Haven to Grand Central to about an hour and 40 minutes. At least $5 billion of the proposed funds will go toward upgrading the Metro-North Commuter Railroad, the Shore Line East railroad, and the Hartford Line railroad, Lamont’s spokesman Max Reiss said Wednesday. With improving Metro-North a high priority, Lamont said that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has pledged cooperation to upgrade the system that brings commuters from Connecticut to Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan.
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