Massachusetts Millionaire’s Tax Supporting MBTA Projects

Massachusetts millionaire’s tax supporting MBTA projects

The MBTA is dumping nearly a billion dollars in revenue from the Massachusetts millionaire’s tax on projects officials say are aimed at enhancing safety and reliability, while the agency transitions to an in-house bus maintenance program. The network’s Board of Directors has approved using $850 million from the millionaire’s tax to fund four “major infrastructure projects,” including a battery-electric bus maintenance facility that will support …

MBTA Board of Directors Approves $850 Million in Funding from Healey-Driscoll Administration to Enhance Safety, Reliability – Lynn Community TV

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This funding, stemming from a state transportation fund, will improve safety and reliability across the system. It will cover major projects and add new funding into the Rail Reliability Program to support significant, long-term investments, such as repairs and upgrades, in the MBTA's capital projects and core infrastructure.