I was part of the movement that got the tolls banned in the 80s. Tolls will not reduce congestion. If anything people will use side roads to avoid them clogging up roads like route 1.
Implementing tolls is an act of desperation by a dying, bankrupt, blue state.
I suppose those clustered close to 95 imagine more of the transient traffic will go on the Merritt, 84, 684, or whatever.
But yeah, a horrible solution. And CT is in a death spiral.