Complexity of Connecticut road toll plan could delay vote

Connecticut lawmakers and Gov. Ned Lamont are trying to craft a complicated plan in the waning days of the legislative session that could lead to electronic tolls on a handful of highways, a process that’s been made more challenging by the need to ultimately obtain federal approval.

Democratic House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz of Berlin, a toll proponent, suggested Monday that the General Assembly might return to Hartford for a special legislative session to vote on tolls, considering talks are still going on between lawmakers, Lamont’s administration and the Federal Highway Administration.

“It is an incredibly complex bill to write,” he said. “This is the type of issue I’d like to get done before we adjourn. But I wouldn’t be opposed to coming back.’’