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MBTA Tells Riders to Expect Faster Speeds on Subways and Buses

The T aims to increase subway speeds on the Braintree branch of the Red Line to 50 mph within the next few days, and to 55 mph on the Malden and Medford segments of the Orange Line later this year.

January 27, 2025

EPA Will Finance 177 New Electric Buses for Mass. School Districts

Boston, Springfield, Hingham, and the Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District will together receive about $50 million from the new Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program.

January 20, 2025

Going Out With A Bang: Biden’s USDOT Pledges Funding to Infrastructure Projects Across Massachusetts

The largest grant award will fund the reconstruction of the McGrath Highway in Somerville as a narrower, grade-level boulevard.

January 13, 2025

Driver Kills Pedestrian Outside Roxbury Crossing T Station

A police spokesperson called the killing an "accident," even though an investigation is still underway.

December 18, 2024

MBTA’s ‘Draw One’ Construction Will Last 8 Years, Per Environmental Filings

The project will close the North Bank Bridge – a busy bike and pedestrian connection between Cambridge and Charlestown – for up to two weeks at a time during the first phase of construction.

December 9, 2024