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Lamenting a lack of easy alternatives, MBTA overseers voted Thursday to once again change a contract for new Red and Orange Line trains, agreeing to<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/feeling-boxed-in-t-board-oks-train-contract-reset/">Read More</a>
BOSTON — Lamenting a lack of easy alternatives, MBTA overseers voted Thursday to once again change a contract for new Red and Orange Line trains, agreeing to pay more money
MBTA officials discussed the causes of two disruptive incidents that occurred on consecutive days last week, impacting service on the Blue Line and the Red Line.
The new spending could bump the total cost of the contract to more than $1 billion.
Under the updated terms, the MBTA will pay as much as $148 million more to account for higher-than-expected costs linked to the COVID-19 pandemic and supply chain disruptions, swelling the total contract value to more than $1 billion.