Transportation

A group of senators were unable to convince their colleagues to recommend money for the MBTA to run fare-free bus pilot programs.

Cities and towns that help fund the MBTA are concerned it will be "impossible" to restore pre-pandemic service levels and that the agency might need to hike fares given the growing shadow of a budget shortfall that officials so far have failed to address.

The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. has loaned $35,000 loan to startup Soto Hydraulic Repair in Winchendon for new equipment.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has purchased railroad track in Milford, Hopedale, and Bellingham beyond where its Franklin/Foxboro Line ends at the Forge Park/495 station.

Greater Worcester gasoline prices decreased 4 cents per gallon over the past week. Though at $3.43, it is 4 cents higher than last month's average of $3.39 per gallon.

The price of a gallon of gasoline has been relatively steady over the past week in the Worcester metro area, falling 3 cents lower than last week’s $3.48 per gallon. 

Braintree developer John M. Corcoran & Co. and its partners have completed the construction of the 370,000-square-foot Lunenburg Central warehouse facility.

The Gov. Maura Healey Administration has allocated $34.3 million from the 2017 Volkswagen settlement to fund electric buses for regional transit authorities and electric vehicle projects. 

Members of the state's Congressional delegation relaunched a push Monday to roll out $25 billion in federal dollars to implement fare-free public transit options across the country. 

Gasoline prices in the Worcester metro region rose another 9 cents over last week as consumers wait to benefit from lower oil prices.