An additional two MBTA employees have been fired amid a criminal investigation focused on the transit agency’s Cabot Yard maintenance facility, bringing the total number of employees terminated amid the investigation to six.
The MBTA confirmed the termination of the two employees Wednesday morning.
The investigation at Cabot Yard is centered on accusations that employees were working on private vehicles during work hours. In October, the T announced it had put 10 employees on administrative leave.
“We are committed to upholding our core values of integrity, accountability, and transparency in every aspect of our operations at the MBTA,” MBTA General Manager Philip Eng said. “As a public agency, it is our responsibility to be good stewards of public resources and to leverage all possible resources to deliver the best service for our riders.”
The misconduct the employees are accused of “does not reflect the values of the MBTA community, and it has not and will not impact the progress we are delivering across the system,” he said.
In the wake of the investigation, the T said it would increase site visits and have a visible presence at all of its locations.
“We will continue to take all necessary actions to ensure accountability based on the findings of the investigation and prevent a situation like this from happening again,” Eng said.
