BOSTON – The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's bus maintenance costs run about twice as high as the Chicago Transit Authority and the T's per-vehicle-hour maintenance spending is almost twice as high as the average for the state's regional transit authorities, according to data presented Monday.
The T spends almost $41 per vehicle hour on bus maintenance compared with about $20 in Chicago and $24 on average at the state's regional transit authorities, according to T data. Compared with similarly large urban systems, the T's bus-repair costs are the highest per vehicle hour in the country, and behind only New York City as measured by vehicle miles.
BOSTON – Professionals on the front lines of fighting the opioid epidemic offered advice to lawmakers Monday about how to tackle drug abuse and addiction as frustration began to show among some legislators with the lack of action.
Rep. Randy Hunt, an East Sandwich Republican and member of the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Committee, told his fellow committee members he'd like to see a "huge effort" to pull together legislation that could be sent to Gov. Charlie Baker's desk before the Legislature recesses for the year in just over two weeks.
