MBTA

The new funding will pay for backlogged "state of good repair" projects, accessibility improvements, and new maintenance facilities for electric buses and trains.

Plans to replace the MBTA's methane-fueled buses with zero-emission electric models are on pause.

A multi-year station renovation project will eliminate access between trains and the passenger boarding platform that enters directly into the city's historic Union Station.

Buses would also use the proposed new Green Line E branch transitway to bypass traffic between Heath Street and Brigham Circle.

Starting this week, trains between Oak Grove and Assembly will operated with a maximum speed of 55 mph, compared to 40 mph before.