Additional personnel and security equipment will be deployed by state agencies, including rapid radiation response trucks, bomb-detecting canines, an increased heavily armed presence, enhanced surveillance, and rapid response vehicles at all high-profile locations.
The grant represents the first installment of CIG Program funding for the GLX after the FTA signed a FFGA with MBTA for the 4.7-mile light rail line from Cambridge to Medford.
The objective is to increase network patronage to 223.7 million passenger journeys by the end of the contract.
Uber argued that its app acts an intermediary between drivers and passengers and should fall under lighter rules.
When passengers violate basic station rules like no smoking or drinking alcohol, agency security staff use the new remote P.A. system to communicate with the rulebreaker.
The 39 buses have been delivered to GRT, with the remaining 9 BRT buses scheduled for delivery in 2018.
The Shinkansen rail network labeled it as the “first serious incident” in 40 years.
Several residents and government officials have criticized the headphones, mainly because they are difficult to wear to bed, when construction work is the most disruptive.