Gov. Josh Shapiro is diverting $153 million of federal highway capital funds to SEPTA to prevent service cuts and a fare increase.

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Shapiro diverts federal funds to SEPTA to prevent fare increase, service cuts

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.

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Gov. Shapiro announces $153 million for SEPTA to avoid service cuts and another fare hike

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Josh Shapiro announced he directed PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll to flex $153 million of federal highway capital funds to SEPTA immediately.

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Gov. Shapiro orders PennDOT to flex $153 million to SEPTA to stop 'death spiral'

Gov. Josh Shapiro said the state would divert $153 million that was meant for seven highway projects to aid SEPTA's ongoing budget deficit. The move delays massive fare increases and service cuts until at least July.

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Gov. Josh Shapiro approves $153 million for SEPTA to prevent massive fare increases, service cuts

(The Center Square) – At the eleventh hour, Gov. Josh Shapiro said he found extra money for the state’s largest mass transit system in Philadelphia and its suburbs.

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Shapiro orders short-term fix for SEPTA

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Gov. Josh Shapiro announced at the Frankford Transportation Center that he has ordered PennDOT to flex $153 million out of federal highway funds allocated for projects that haven’t started to cover the current budget deficit for SEPTA. This prevents the…

The Philadelphia Tribune

Gov. Shapiro flexes $153M and prevents SEPTA from increasing fares again next year

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority will receive $153 million from the federal highway fund, allowing SEPTA to stop a potential second fare increase and any service cuts, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Friday. SEPTA is still raising its prices on Dec. 1, with fares increasing by 7.5%. The increases will affect the Broad Street Line, Market Frankford Line and the bus and trolley systems. However, the funding the trans…

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Shapiro announces SEPTA funding plan to cancel additional fare hikes

Gov. 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. The governor said he will transfer the money from seven highway projects that are still in planning phases, allowing SEPTA to call off a 21.5% fare increase in January, and cancel plans to shut down some Reg…

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Shapiro flexes $153 million to SEPTA, prevents major fare hike

PHILADELPHIA - Over $150 Million in federal highway funding won't be going to highways this year. Instead, it'll be going towards public transit in Philadelphia and its suburbs. Governor Josh Shapiro directed PennDOT to transfer the money to SEPTA to "prevent immediate service cuts and a planned 21% fare hike for the transit authority. Shapiro's

Shapiro diverts federal funds to SEPTA to prevent fare increase, service cuts

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