Gov. Ned Lamont said he is now looking at a plan to charge tolls to both trucks and passenger cars after saying only trucks would pay tolls during the campaign.
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, who campaigned saying he would support highway tolls only for tractor-trailers, now says he's considering a wider tolling option.
The Democrat, in an op-ed published Saturday in Hearst Connecticut Media newspapers, says attorneys tell him that truck-only tolling likely could only be done on certain bridges to generate revenue for their repair.
He says he would consider a bill that includes wider tolls on cars and trucks if includes a discount for Connecticut drivers or those who frequently travel the tolled highways. He says that would mean out-of-state drivers would provide about half of the state's tolling revenue.
A state Department of Transportation study released in November estimated the state could collect $1 billion a year in tolls.
Lamont is scheduled to present his two-year state budget proposal on Wednesday.
