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T funding crisis solutions abound, study shows. Political will, not so much.

Challenge for the MBTA: how to fill its $700 million operations funding gap by next summer.

Power lines down at MBTA’s Hyde Park commuter rail station affecting trains from Stoughton and Providence
“All Franklin/Foxboro and Providence/Stoughton Line trains will bypass Back Bay and Ruggles and operate via the Fairmount Line in both directions due to a downed catenary wire near Hyde Park until further notice today," Keolis wrote on X shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday.

Part of the Orange Line will be shut down this weekend and next week. Here’s what to know.
On June 10, the MBTA announced it had lifted 10 speed restrictions on the Orange Line after completing track work while train service was suspended between Wellington and Back Bay stations.

One motorcyclist killed, two injured in New Hampshire crash involving ‘gust of wind,’ officials say

Anthony Caton, of Round Lake, N.Y., died at Dartmouth Hospital, officials said.

If even the secretary of transportation won’t take the train, who will?
Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation Monica Tibbits-Nutt opts to drive a MassDOT-provided electric car to downtown Boston when the job demands.

Four students taken to hospital after school bus catches fire on I-93 in Dorchester
Four students from the Josiah Quincy Upper School in downtown Boston were taken to the hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation after a school bus began emitting smoke and then caught fire on Interstate 93 in Dorchester after they were evacuated Monday afternoon, officials said.

Pilot dies after plane crashes into remote part of Merrimack River in Methuen
A pilot died after a plane crashed into a remote part of the Merrimack River in Methuen on Monday afternoon, officials said.

Small plane makes emergency landing on Cape Cod beach
A small plane carrying a pilot and two passengers on a sight-seeing tour was forced to make an emergency landing on a Cape Cod beach on Sunday, officials said.

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MBTA budgets ‘totally incapable of getting us where we need to be,’ board member says

The MBTA’s board of directors unanimously approved a budget Tuesday of $3 billion for the upcoming fiscal year that requires, as in years past, the agency to drain its entire rainy day fund just to cover day-to-day expenses.

MBTA removes 10 speed restrictions on the Orange Line after completing ‘critical’ track work

In November, the MBTA announced a sweeping plan to shut down portions of the four subway lines over the following 14 months for repairs to eliminate slow zones.

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Here’s what to know about upcoming Sumner Tunnel closures (and how to avoid the gridlock)

The Sumner Tunnel has been closing on weekends to allow for repairs, and it will be closed for a month straight starting July 5.

T scraps Green Line crash-prevention contract recommended by NTSB in 2009

Since awarding an $83 million contract in 2019 to the German firm BBR, the T has paid the company $18 million but has not seen any meaningful progress.

MBTA adds extra service, ‘Lucky Express’ to get Celtics fans to NBA Finals games

As thousands of Celtics fans prepare to descend on TD Garden Thursday night for the first game of the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks, the MBTA is offering extra service and some free transportation options to help fans get to the games.

Driver dies after car barrels off highway ramp in Boston, plummets to the ground

Boston Fire Commissioner Paul Burke told reporters the driver of the car did not survive the crash and it was lucky that no car was on the roadway where the burning car landed, he said.

As month-long Sumner Tunnel closure approaches, officials to hold virtual meetings

The tunnel, which carries traffic on Route 1A south and connects downtown Boston to Logan International Airport in East Boston, will be closed from July 5 to Aug. 5.