Pennsylvania governor diverts federal funds to SEPTA to prevent fare increase, service cuts
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is diverting $153 million of federal highway capital funds to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority to prevent service cuts and a fare increase. SEPTA, which serves 800,000 people daily, is facing a shortfall due to the expiration of federal pandemic relief funds.
Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro diverts federal highway funds to avert SEPTA fare hike
Gov. Josh Shapiro said Friday that he will divert more than $150 million in federal highway funding to provide a one-time injection of cash into Philadelphia’s mass transit system to avoid a fare
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro bails Philadelphia transit system out with federal funding
Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Friday that Pennsylvania is redirecting or "flexing" $153 million in federal highway money to SEPTA, enough to cover its deficit.
Shapiro directs $153M in federal highway funds to stop SEPTA ‘death spiral’
Answering the pleas of public transit advocates in southeastern Pennsylvania, Gov. Josh Shapiro has directed Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Mike Carroll to immediately transfer $153 million in federal highway capital funds to SEPTA.
Shapiro sends highway money to SEPTA
SEPTA has secured $153 million in federal funds to bridge its massive budget gap this year, courtesy of an end-run by Gov. Josh Shapiro. Why it matters: The 11th-hour funding boost allows SEPTA to avert the big fare hikes and service cuts that were planned for the coming months.
Gov. Shapiro secures $153 million for SEPTA, averting fare hike planned for 2025
Gov. Josh Shapiro, in a moment suggestive of last year’s fast rebuild of a collapsed I-95 bridge, swooped into Philadelphia Friday to announce he was redirecting $153 million in federal highway funds to SEPTA,
Gov. Shapiro announces $153 million for SEPTA to avoid service cuts and another fare hike
Gov. Josh Shapiro said Friday that he will divert more than $150 million in federal highway funding to provide a one-time injection into SEPTA.
Shapiro flexes $153 million to SEPTA, prevents major fare hike
Josh Shapiro will intervene to save SEPTA from a potentially devastating set of fare hikes and service cuts by transferring $153 million in state highway funds to the cash-strapped transit agency, he announced in Philadelphia on Friday.
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