Transportation

The pact being developed by Massachusetts and other East Coast states to cap carbon emissions from vehicles could add up to 17 cents to the price of a gallon of gas, according to the newest estimates, but could also generate more than $500 million in revenue for state government in Massachusetts.

Lawmakers made their case for increasing fees on ride-hailing trips, expanding highway tolls, and charging drivers for every mile they travel as a way to boost revenue for the state's growing transportation needs.

Rectrix Aviation, which flew seasonal commercial flights from Worcester Regional Airport to Hyannis starting in 2017, has suspended its commuter shuttle service.

The authority's CEO said a key will be making sure the current flights are flying at closer to capacity.

Fitchburg has received a $3-million infrastructure grant from the state to remake Main and Boulder streets downtown, the Gov. Charlie Baker Administration announced Thursday.

The House has punted its promised transportation revenue debate until 2020, but lawmakers will hear testimony next week that could forecast how the legislation takes shape.

State to hold public hearings, including one in Worcester, to install federally mandated mile-based exit signs on the commonwealth’s major and limited access highways.

The bill, which mirrors laws in place in many other states, took years to come together after the state imposed a texting-while-driving ban that many have decried as unenforceable and ineffective.

Massachusetts voters support raising new revenue to make transportation investments, but a new poll shows they are divided over some of the key methods that lawmakers are weighing to generate funding.

Business group A Better City suggests Massachusetts leaders should commit to raising and spending $50 billion on transportation over the next two decades, all with new revenue from a range of transportation-specific sources like fees, tolls and taxes.