BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority needs another $1 billion to complete infrastructure improvements on its rapid-transit Orange and Red lines, the Boston Herald reports.
That’s beyond the $1.6 billion already budgeted in its capital investment plan.
While the agency recently completed a 30-day shutdown of the Orange Line to address pressing maintenance needs, additional maintenance work is needed, along with installation of a new signal system. The Red Line also needs significant track replacement work along with expansion of its Codman Yard facility, a project including the addition of six new tracks scheduled to begin this fall.
Angel Pena, the MBTA’s chief of capital transformation, said the agency is committed to finding the funding needed for both projects. Separate plans for “furthering the transformation” of the two lines will released in spring 2023, he told the Herald.
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