State lawmakers have asked the head of the Department of Public Utilities to testify on the agency’s role monitoring safety at the troubled MBTA, at a hearing slated for early October.
State lawmakers have asked the head of the Department of Public Utilities to testify on theIn a letter sent Friday to DPU chief Matthew Nelson, the chairs of the Legislature’s joint committee on telecommunications, utilities and energy wrote that they were “disturbed and disappointed” to read the Federal Transit Administration’s“The document has much to say about the MBTA, but it also has much to say about your agency,” said the letter, a copy of which was obtained by WBUR.
He said DPU already has a challenging task at hand dealing with the climate crisis and a potential move away from natural gas. The DPU had no immediate comment on the request for Nelson to testify. Barrett said Nelson has agreed to do so, and that they are working out a specific date.that a number of policymakers and rider advocates were concerned that the DPU is not up to the task of overseeing the T’s many problems resulting from understaffing and postponing everyday maintenance for years.
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