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Connecticut does not have tolls. It is the only state on the east coast that does not have then. Our state did away with tolls 40 years ago after a horrific accident at a toll station in Stratford.
Over on the Connecticut forum we had a lengthy discussion of tolls as the state was reconsidering them as a source of revenue. That did not happen.
I do hate to tell everyone but tolls or user fees on vehicles and/or highways are inevitable. Currently our country’s transportation system is paid for mostly by taxes on gasoline. With alternative fuel vehicles taking off, those tax revenues are going to disappear. Some new way of funding transportation will need to be found. That could be tolls or a mileage fee. It will be interesting to see what happens. Jay
I am not completely sure, but I don't think Vermont has toll roads. When I lived in New Jersey I visited Vermont many times, and don't remember a toll on I-91 and I-89. And I don't think any state needs toll roads.
I am not completely sure, but I don't think Vermont has toll roads. When I lived in New Jersey I visited Vermont many times, and don't remember a toll on I-91 and I-89. And I don't think any state needs toll roads.
Yeah VT doesn't have tolls either. Just VT and CT in the NE.
But, if a state has no car tax and is a big drive thru state, a state like CT could greatly benefit from tolls throughout the major throughways (i-95, i-84) near the state borders.
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Yeah VT doesn't have tolls either. Just VT and CT in the NE.
But, if a state has no car tax and is a big drive thru state, a state like CT could greatly benefit from tolls throughout the major throughways (i-95, i-84) near the state borders.
I'd gladly pay tolls in Connecticut if it meant they would reconstruct their highways to eliminate all those left lane exits and merges.
People, particularly from Pennsylvania, love to complain about New Jersey's high tolls and they will die on that stance. The solution is simple. Just don't come to our beaches? You can avoid going through NJ to south. Going to NY? You can take a 45 minute detour so you don't have to pay our tolls.
Not really. I'm from Pennsylvania and don't mind paying high tolls/high taxes if I can visibly experience the return on that investment. I love New Jersey and don't mind paying through the nose to navigate through it in exchange for noticeably smoother roads and superior transit infrastructure. Whenever we go to NYC we start by staying overnight with my father in Scranton. In the morning we then drive to NJ and take transit into NYC. It is always a generally low-stress and sometimes even enjoyable experience.
Not really. I'm from Pennsylvania and don't mind paying high tolls/high taxes if I can visibly experience the return on that investment. I love New Jersey and don't mind paying through the nose to navigate through it in exchange for noticeably smoother roads and superior transit infrastructure. Whenever we go to NYC we start by staying overnight with my father in Scranton. In the morning we then drive to NJ and take transit into NYC. It is always a generally low-stress and sometimes even enjoyable experience.
Not saying all PAers do, but I see this more since Im 25 minutes to Pennsylvania right noww. But everytime I go to PA there is some not-so-serious-not-so-playful comment about how a) NJ sucks b) NJ tolls suck or c) I suck cause im in NJ lol.. but then they go to the beaches.
Not saying all PAers do, but I see this more since Im 25 minutes to Pennsylvania right noww. But everytime I go to PA there is some not-so-serious-not-so-playful comment about how a) NJ sucks b) NJ tolls suck or c) I suck cause im in NJ lol.. but then they go to the beaches.
Well now you know how it feels when people in the rest of the Northeast call Pennsylvanians a bunch of dumb hicks.
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