Transportation

Facing massive financial strain inflicted by the pandemic, the Massachusetts Port Authority plans to slash its workforce by about 25 percent through a combination of voluntary retirements, buyouts, furloughs and layoffs.

Current prices are four cents lower than a month ago in Massachusetts which was $2.11 per gallon. The current national average is one cent higher than last week at $2.12 per gallon of regular unleaded. 

The average price of gasoline in Massachusetts is down one cent per gallon of regular unleaded, according to a Monday report from AAA Northeast.

The MBTA will start enforcing a mandate that almost all passengers wear face coverings while riding public transit, imposing fines of up to $300 on anyone on trains, buses and ferries who does not follow Gov. Charlie Baker's updated executive order.

Shrewsbury’s Advantage Truck Group has acquired the Freightliner Trucks franchise of Frightliner of New Hampshire, including its full-service dealerships in Lebanon and Londonderry, the company announced on Wednesday.

Supporters of the auto repair question said their win at the ballot box would ensure that consumers can get their car or truck repaired wherever they want.

Worcester's Union Station has received a $29-million federal grant for accessibility and infrastructure improvements, including a new platform that will enable multiple trains to stop there simultaneously, a potentially major boost to increasing fast commuter rail service to and from Boston.

The Gov. Charlie Baker Administration announced this fall 13 Central Massachusetts communities would split $1.25 million in Shared Streets and Spaces emergency grants, in order to make roads more pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly, part of $10 million handed out statewide.

Charlotte conglomerate Honeywell has acquired the Southborough-based unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) subsidiary of Vancouver, BC-based Ballard Power Systems, Inc. in a deal to see the two companies collaborate on fuel cells in the future.

The Heart to Hub train out of Worcester's Union Station will be back beginning in November, after being paused back in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.