In a recent interview, Lamont made clear he won’t be chipping in a dime for the pie-in-the-sky project that never seems to die. “I can tell you that they’ve been talking about that ever since I was a kid in Long Island,” said Lamont, 71, who grew up in Laurel Hollow on the island’s North Shore. “So keep talking.” The latest push comes from Stephen Shapiro, a Connecticut housing developer who said he dreams of building a bridge from Bridgeport to the Sunken Meadow State Parkway in Suffolk County, N.Y. Lamont was noncommittal on the idea of a Sound crossing. He called it an “incredibly complicated and supremely expensive” and quickly answered ‘no’ when asked if the state would help finance it. The state Department of Transportation said in a statement that neither it nor any of the state’s regional planning agencies have included the project in their long-range plans. The statements reflect the prevailing view of the project: while it’s fun to imagine and could offer some benefits, it remains farfetched and unlikely to become a reality anytime soon.
CT won’t fund Long Island Sound bridge or tunnel, Lamont says, citing high cost: ‘Keep talking’
