Transportation

MBTA officials estimated Thursday it would need at least a year and about $5 million to get a widespread low-income fare option off the ground, plus tens of millions of dollars per year to cover its recurring costs.

City and town leaders are thankful that lawmakers tacked another $150 million onto a road and bridge maintenance funding bill the House plans to approve Thursday, but they still want the Legislature to authorize more funding specifically for the Chapter 90 program.

The MBTA's commuter rail network only goes as far as Worcester. Amtrak offers passenger rail service to points further west, but on its current schedule, just one train per day -- the Lake Shore Limited bound for Chicago -- travels nonstop from Boston to Springfield.

Lackey Dam Logistics Center, proposed by national developer Scannell Properties on the on the Uxbridge-Sutton line, is permitted and is seeking a tenant so construction can begin, adding to the industrial inventory along Route 146.

Municipalities that don't comply with the state law requiring that denser, multi-family housing be allowed near transit stations could be slapped with lawsuits in addition to losing access to key sources of state funding, Attorney General Andrea Campbell warned Wednesday.

A new report by the Worcester Regional Research Bureau, Inc. encourages the Worcester Regional Transit Authority to continue with its fare-free program, arguing the cost of collecting fares would be more expensive than simply not having them.

A 450,800-square-foot warehouse in Uxbridge at 139 Campanelli Drive in Uxbridge is complete, according to Boston-based developer The Seyon Group.

The average price of gasoline in Greater Worcester dropped almost 6 cents since a week prior, continuing a slide in prices begun early in February.

The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in the Worcester metro area dropped again this week as school vacations begin.

After surviving 2020, Worcester retailers are closing their business or reducing operations in the face of mounting problems in 2023.