MBTA to pay $148M more to Chinese-owned trolley manufacturer

Lamenting a lack of easy alternatives, MBTA overseers voted Thursday to once again change a contract for new Red and Orange Line trains, agreeing to pay more money and waive penalties against the manufacturer that is already years behind its original schedule. The T negotiated a contract “reset” with Chinese firm CRRC that now calls for the final new vehicles to be delivered by the end of 2027, simultaneously representing another delay to the beleaguered project and an earlier deadline than the current pace of work would forecast. Under the...