Favoring rail, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick proposed a hefty line of major transportation projects that will cost an additional $1.02 billion. Patrick did not provide specifics as to how the work will be funded during his Jan. 15 press conference, electing to wait until his State of the State address the following night.
Hikes in fares, fees and tolls could be part of the plan, along with the idea of moving to all-electronic tolling.