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Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Lamont’s budget poses ‘significant impacts’ on transportation projects

Gov. Ned Lamont’s struggle to sell Connecticut on tolls may hinge on one big question. Namely, which planned highway, bridge or rail projects can’t begin over the next four years under the governor’s budget proposal? It’s a question that transportation officials have already asked — and shared their concerns about with the governor’s office. But why would any projects fall into limbo between now and the time major toll receipts start arriving in 2023? First of all, the DOT planned to launch new projects aggressively in the early 2020s, after the marathon 2017 budget debate forced it to limit last year’s building program.

from News https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Lamont-s-budget-poses-significant-impacts-13648745.php

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