Boston has the fourth worst traffic in the country, and is ranked eighth among the world’s most congested cities, according to a new report.
MBTA
MBTA directors approve $3 billion budget, ponder projected $700 million shortfall
The T’s Board of Directors, on Tuesday, gave their grudging approval to a fiscal 2025 spending plan that ballooned by 11% — nearly $300 million — over the previous year. The budget, according to its authors, will allow the beleaguered transportation system to spend another year focused on hiring and fixing the many problems it’s finding along the tracks and at stations.
Mass. Senate’s $57.9B budget proposal does not cover MBTA operating budget gap
Massachusetts Senate Democrats will take up a $57.9 billion budget later this month that does not close a projected budget gap at the MBTA, where officials expect the agency will run a more than $600 million operating deficit come the new fiscal year that starts in July.
Commuter rail train collides with tractor-trailer at Littleton rail crossing
LITTLETON — Police responded to a collision at about noon Monday between a commuter rail train and a tractor-trailer at a rail crossing near King and Taylor streets.
