The MBTA wants $1 billion for upgrades
We finally have an idea of how much it will cost to begin to address the MBTA’s woes.
On Tuesday the transit system’s leaders proposed a one-year budget for coming upgrades, estimating the fix will cost over $1 billion, The Boston Globe reports. The proposal includes changes requested in Governor Baker’s plan to better prepare the T for winter conditions, as well as money needed for federally-funded Green Line extensions to Somerville and Medford.
What it doesn’t include, The Globe reports, is funds for new technologies like diesel-fueled, self-propelled trains proposed in the past.
The Globe reports:
Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack on Tuesday signaled that officials would reevaluate expansion projects to make sure they fit in with the administration’s priorities.
“We are not stepping back from exploring new and greater opportunities for transit in Greater Boston,’’ she said, “But we’re also not prejudging what the best of those opportunities are.’’
Pollack called the proposed budget, which is separate from the general operational budget including T employee salaries, an “aggressive’’ increase, according to The Globe. This year’s projected budget was set to be below $700 million.
Read the full Globe report here.
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