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MBTA general manager Richard Davey is replacing Jeffrey Mullan as Secretary of Transportation, effective September 1, according to media reports. more ›

The least surprising personnel change in some time occured on Tuesday as outgoing transportation secretary Jeffrey Mullan fired district highway supervisor Helmut Ernst after an investigation into the collapse of a light fixture earlier this year. Ernst reportedly learned of his termination from media reports and hasn't heard from the Department of Transportation. more ›

Massachusetts' transportation secretary Jeffrey Mullan will leave his job in the fall in order to return to the private sector. Mullan reportedly agreed to step down in May, but has not determined the date he will leave the administration. Mullan sought a raise in May after taking a pay cut to $150,000 in 2009 to take over as transportation secretary. He reportedly needed a pay increase to afford a child's tuition. Mullan felt he deserved a raise after his job assumed reponsibility for all state roads, rails, and bridges in 2009. more ›

January was bad, very bad, for the MBTA. Plagued by a series of snow days, the T had its worst months for on-time arrivals in years for commuter rails. Transportation Secretary Jeffrey Mullan and MBTA General Manager Richard Davey met Tuesday with the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Co. to find solutions. Two options: improving communication and better equipment. The T has been good to hundreds of employees. Specifically, 531 workers earned over $100,000 in 2010. Blame it on a growing overtime budget fueled by 120 fired employees last year. The Herald reported the $100K club included engineers, repairmen, drivers and cops. more ›

Snow continues to take its toll on us all today after an almost endless amount of it. more ›

So, the T saw two fires last night, just as rush hour was winding down. Bad wiring at South Station closed the Red Line, and, minutes later, a commuter threw trash on the third rail at Chinatown, starting a fire that closed the Orange Line and filled both Chinatown and Downtown Crossing stations with smoke. (Don't do that again, commuter!) Sections of both lines were closed for hours as the T put out the fires and repaired the damage. Shuttle buses were hard to find or, in some cases, completely non-existent. It was a frustrating night. more ›

• After a near collision yesterday and another mishap involving trains in Massachusetts today, does Jeffrey Mullan really want to run the new MassDOT when it opens up for business on November 1? Really? [Boston Globe]

• The Massachusetts House of Representatives may vote as early as Thursday on a bill that would allow Gov. Deval Patrick to pick a temporary replacement for Sen. Ted Kennedy in the U.S. Senate. Channel 5 reports the bill would pass the House but not necessarily the state Senate. [WCVB]