The bus and train fare increases that were scheduled to go into effect on July have been canceled, according to the governor and commissioner of the state Department of Transportation. The service reductions have been canceled as well.
A statement from Gov. Dannel Malloy and Commissioner James Redeker said this is because the budget adjustment bill went into effect.
“I am relieved that we were able to avoid drastic fare increases and disruptive service reductions. This is welcome news to the thousands of Connecticut commuters who utilize our buses and trains every day,” Malloy said in a statement.
He added that the state will need to find new, long-term funding sources to replace “dwindling gas tax revenues.”
The fare for rail commuters was supposed to go up 10 percent, while the fare for bus riders was supposed to go up 14 percent.
The statement from Malloy’s office said the budget the general assembly passed and he signed “accelerated the transfer of motor vehicle sales tax revenues from the General Fund to the “Special Transportation Fund) beginning this year, stabilizing the STF in the short-term.”
