Last week, the Connecticut State Building Trades Council and officers of the Connecticut AFL-CIO sent Democratic lawmakers a letter urging them to pass legislation to implement electronic tolling as quickly as possible. They said electronic tolls will raise $800 million for the Special Transportation Fund and 40% of that will come from out-of-state drivers who use the state’s highways but currently pay nothing for maintenance and repairs. Lamont administration Chief of Staff Ryan Drajewicz recently traveled to Washington to meet with officials from the U.S. Transportation Department. The new strategy will include maximizing federal money and it might include some tolls, but it won’t be 50 gantries, according to Reiss.
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