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State says express-bus fares will drop to $1.70 on pilot routes
Summary
The governor and MBTA said express-bus fares on specified routes will fall from roughly $4.25 to $1.70 as part of a six-month pilot beginning Sept. 1; officials said income-eligible riders would pay 85 cents on those routes.
Officials announced a sharp reduction in fares for MBTA express-bus routes, saying the typical $4.25 fare for some express trips will be cut to about $1.70 as part of a pilot. The governor framed the reduction as a way to save regular commuters "hundreds of dollars over the next several months."
Phil Ng listed communities served by express routes (Waltham, Watertown, North Burlington, Lynn, Salem, Swampscott) and said the pilot will start Sept. 1 and run for six months. Ng also said income-eligible riders on those routes would pay 85 cents. The transcript contains one earlier utterance of $1.75 that the speakers immediately corrected to $1.70; that discrepancy is noted for clarity.
