[Agamemnon]

There used to be a toll both at that very spot on I-95. A tractor trailer slammed into cars waiting to pay the toll and a "grisly" conflagration ensued. Many deaths.

Between that, and the Mianus River bridge collapse in 1983 also on I-95, it was decided that the toll money collected did not outweigh the fact that if the tolls were removed the Feds took over 100% of the maintenance.

Corruption and mis-appropriation of toll revenues (wound up in the General Fund instead of road construction and maintenance) were brought to painful light and the tolls were finally removed in 1987.

A plan to revive a toll system through setting up an EZ-Pass mechanism was voted down just last week.

FReegards!

[agrace]

I lived in New Haven from 92-95 and drove to work in Norwalk on 95. The traffic both ways would slow to an absolute crawl after Bridgeport every day no matter how heavy the traffic flow. I asked a local who said it was because of the now nonexistent toll booth, even five years later. I had no idea that’s why it was removed though, yikes.

[KosmicKitty]

And our idiot governor wants to bring tolls back!!