HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said Wednesday that he is dropping his plan for highway tolls for trucks, expressing frustration with legislative leaders who have delayed a vote on the issue.
The General Assembly had planned to vote Thursday on the tolls, which were under consideration to fund a wide ranging transportation improvement plan. But Lamont, a Democrat, said the Senate needed more time.
“I think it's time to take a pause,” Lamont said at a news conference.
Tolls for trucks had been projected to raise an estimate $200 million. Lamont said he plans for now to generate that money instead through state borrowing.