Lawmakers and Massachusetts residents will have to wait a few more days to hear how Gov. Deval Patrick plans to pay for the $13 billion in additional transportation and infrastructure investments he believes are needed over the next decade to keep the state's economy competitive.
Gasoline prices in Massachusetts fell two cents this week to an average of $3.439 for a gallon of self-serve regular unleaded fuel, according to AAA Southern New England.
Gov. Deval Patrick's transportation financing plan would pump $13 billion in capital investments over the next 10 years into the state's infrastructure, highway and public transit systems, relying on a smorgasbord of reforms and controversial revenue options to make it happen.
JetBlue, which has been in talks with Worcester and state officials over the past year, likely wouldn't be offering commercial flights out of Worcester Regional Airport until 2014, the Massachusetts Port Authority's (MassPort) new CEO said today at the DCU Center.
Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray joined local and other state officials this week in South Acton at a groundbreaking ceremony for a project that will renovate the busiest station on the Fitchburg commuter rail line.