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MBTA reports hiring and infrastructure gains, outlines large commuter‑rail procurement and electrification goals
Summary
MBTA General Manager Phil Lang told lawmakers the agency has increased staff by 1,600 since 2023, completed major track improvements, and is preparing a large regional‑rail operating procurement that will include service metrics tied to modernization and electrification plans.
Phil Lang, general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, told the Joint Committee on Transportation the MBTA has hired roughly 3,800 staff since 2023, increasing total workforce headcount by about 1,600 to nearly 7,900 employees, a 24% increase.
Lang said the MBTA completed a multi‑year track improvement program on subways on time and under budget, removing more than 200 speed restrictions, and finished a nine‑year signal modernization program for commuter rail — a roughly $900 million effort that installed positive train control and automatic train…
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