Transportation

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced Oct. 6 the award of almost $1.2 million from the last round of funding from the Gov. Charlie Baker Administration’s Shared Streets and Spaces program, including $74,789 to Central Massachusetts communities.

More than 100 major corporations and higher education institutions wrote to governors Thursday voicing "strong support" for an in-development regional effort to curb transportation greenhouse gas emissions that will raise gasoline prices.

As of Monday, the average price per gallon is $2.10. This is eight cents lower than the current national average which is $2.18 per gallon.

Lower-ridership bus routes, most commuter rail lines and some ferries appear most likely to receive service cuts at the MBTA starting next year, but even the core subway system may need to run trains less frequently to help close the agency's massive budget gap, officials said Monday.

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

New state projections indicate a passenger rail expansion to western Massachusetts could attract 278,000 to 469,000 riders per year at a cost ranging between $2.4 billion and $4.6 billion, but the long-sought project continues to face major funding hurdles.

Commercial airline service at the Worcester Regional Airport will cease going into October, as JetBlue has been non-committal as to when it will resume flights to and from Central Massachusetts in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

A planned overhaul of the Massachusetts Turnpike and I-495 interchange got a major boost Wednesday with an announced $21-million federal grant.

The Worcester Regional Airport may be without any commercial service as soon as Oct. 1, with Delta Air Lines planning to suspend service to the city next month.

With hopes of returning to its pre-pandemic momentum, Massport and the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce are conducting a survey of area business leaders soliciting information about how they use the airport.