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Baker: Privatized MBA bus routes not a done deal

Written by Andy Metzger BOSTON — Hoping for cooperation with labor, Gov. Charlie Baker said that if the MBTA does not receive worthwhile bids to run bus routes the proposed privatization would not happen.

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MBTA working to curb absenteeism and staff up

Written by Andy Metzger BOSTON — Hoping to reduce absenteeism within the MBTA, transit officials have begun looking at the roots of the problem, making human resources hires and are considering bringing in an outside manager.

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Baker hears rail link pitches from Dukakis, Weld

Written by Matt Murphy and Colin A. Young STATE HOUSE — Gov. Charlie Baker did not rule out his administration embarking on a rail tunnel project to link North Station and South Station on Wednesday, but the Republican appeared at odds with Gov. Michael Dukakis over whether an expansion of South

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Chinese railcar company putting down roots in Springfield

Written by Andy Metzger SPRINGFIELD — The site of a failed casino bid in Springfield will find new life as China's largest railway manufacturing corporation sets up shop to build MBTA subway cars and eventually seek work for other transit agencies.

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Cost of bringing MBTA into ‘good repair’ climbs to $7.3b

Written by Andy Metzger BOSTON — The cost of bringing the MBTA's trains, stations, tracks and other assets into good working condition has only grown larger with closer scrutiny, rising to $7.3 billion, according to a presentation on Monday.

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Somerville Mayor Curtatone tells Aldermen GLX ‘will be built’

Written by Andy Metzger SOMERVILLE — Somerville's Board of Aldermen appears ready to line up behind Mayor Joe Curtatone as he outlines a path of cooperation with the state and new financing schemes to keep the Green Line Extension on track.

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Costs balloon on Green Line Extension, a Big Dig legacy

The Green Line Extension, one progeny of Boston's $15 billion Big Dig, took on a starker resemblance this week to its figurative parent when its estimated cost ballooned by as much as 50 percent. The latest update from the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority shows the extension may consume

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Troubles with Green Line expansion start at cost

Written by Andy Metzger BOSTON — The cost set by the Green Line Extension contractor for the first three stations is more than double the amount state and federal transit officials recently estimated, calling into question the full price tag of the new trolley line and whether the state can afford