Transportation

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.

Gov. Maura Healey further reshaped the leadership at the under-fire MBTA on Friday, replacing three members of the agency's board of directors and bringing a former T chief back into the fold.

The Worcester Regional Transit Authority zero-fare bus program will continue at least until June of 2024. 

More than three-quarters of Massachusetts residents support boosting funding for the state's 15 regional transit authorities, which provide local bus and paratransit services beyond the reach of the MBTA.

The average price of a gallon of gas in Greater Worcester rose five cents per gallon this week after a seven cent increase the previous week.