The second busiest Metro-North Railroad station, behind only Grand Central, could see new improvements, according to Gov. Ned Lamont’s 2022-2023 budget. Despite promises of modernization for the problematic train station, details on the initiative remain sparse. If the legislature moves to implement, Lamont’s budget predicts that a highway use tax could collect $45 million in Fiscal Year 2023 and touted it as a way to boost the Special Transportation Fund. That statewide reservoir of cash is expected to run dry in 2024, a byproduct of rising debts and gas taxes collecting less money. Changes are already afoot at the transportation center, like updates to its five elevators and 17 escalators and a public parking garage at South State Street. The construction process for the public parking facility caused an uproar from Stamford residents, as the community worried about traffic gridlock near the station and loss of spots during the construction.
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