Gov. Baker: ‘I Was More Timid Than I Should Have Been' About Fixing MBTA

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker acknowledged in a radio interview Monday that he was 'more timid than I should have been' when it came to fixing the troubled MBTA during the early years of his administration.

"That was when we made the big decision to make major diversions," he said."I think the friction was between how much disruption do you want to cause for riders at the expense of the ability to actually get on the tracks and do stuff."

But Baker also said shutdowns are nothing new, just not on the same scale as the recent month-long closure of the Orange Line. And he expects that to be the case going forward.

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