Transportation
Massachusetts Unveils $8 Billion Funding Plan for Public Transit
- Governor intends to invest $8 billion toward transit projects
- Funding will help bridge MBTA’s $700 million 2026 budget gap
Commuters enter the green line subway train in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Massachusetts officials are planning to inject $8 billion into advancing improvement projects for the state’s aging roads, bridges and public transit.
Governor Maura Healey unveiled a plan Tuesday to invest the infrastructure funding over the next decade. Some of the funds will go into filling in the budget gap for the cash-strapped Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority that runs the Boston subway.