Connecticut tolls to change from January 2023

Connecticut notifies truck drivers of new highway tolls. The changes will take effect in January next year.

On January 1, 2023, a “Highway Use Fee” will be “imposed on certain carriers for the privilege of operating, or causing to be operated, certain heavy, multi-unit motor vehicles on any highway (public road) in Connecticut,” according to the officials.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said earlier that the new highway toll would bring the state $90 million in annual revenue through the end of fiscal year 2023.

According to the Connecticut State Department of Revenue Services (DRS), carriers must register with DRS for the Highway Use Fee by January 1, 2023 to obtain a Highway User Fee Permit. The first Highway Use Fee Return is due on or before February 28, 2023.

The new Highway Use Fee will be calculated based on the motor vehicle’s weight and the number of miles driven in Connecticut. The per‑mile fee rate increases based on the carrier’s gross weight, ranging from 2.5 cents per mile for vehicles weighing 26,000-28,000 pounds to 17.5 cents per mile for vehicles weighing more than 80,000 pounds.

The table shows rates per mile based on gross weight.