Transportation

Massachusetts gasoline prices are up three cents per gallon this week, according to a Monday report from AAA Northeast.

JetBlue Airways and American Airlines are approved to suspend service to Worcester Regional Airport through the end of September in order to provide the airlines relief during the COVID-19 pandemic, which all but halted air travel, according to a filing from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

The U.S. Department of Transportation appears to have approved further cuts to airline service requirements at the Worcester Regional Airport, according to a May 22 filing, although as of Friday morning it was not immediately clear what those cuts might look like.

Limited in how much they can — or want to — head out to work, get groceries or just leave the house during the coronavirus pandemic, 43% of Worcester County residents are staying home entirely, according to an analysis of electronic devices.

Although traffic was halved compared to years prior due to efforts to stem the spread of coronavirus, the rate of fatal car crashes doubled in April, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation said in a Monday press release.

Harding Street and Millbury streets in Worcester will be permanently reversed between Kelley Square and Arwick Avenue beginning Wednesday, May 6 at 5 a.m., according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.

The Worcester Regional Transit Authority will receive $5 million in federal funding to support operations during the coronavirus pandemic, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-Worcester) announced in a Tuesday press release.

The U.S. Department of Transportation denied JetBlue's request to suspend service at Worcester Regional Airport, according to a Thursday filing, citing accommodations already made to meet industry economic concerns and community needs.

From the time the new law banning handheld device use while behind the wheel took effect Feb. 23 until April 1, when fines kicked in, police issued more than 6,500 warnings or citations for violations.

JetBlue Airways has asked the Federal Aviation Administration for permission to temporarily suspend service at Worcester Regional Airport in light of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, according to a Wednesday filing with the U.S. Department of Transportation.