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SEPTA will be able to tap into capital assistance funds in order to continue to run daily operations unabated thanks to a new approval from the administration of Pa. Governor Josh Shapiro, a Democrat.

On Monday, Shapiro's office announced that the governor has directed Mike Carroll, the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to approve of SEPTA General Manager Scott Sauer's request to use up to $394 million in capital assistance funds for daily operations.

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The move comes after Sauer requested funds last week in order to "preserve existing service and avoid planned service cuts for the next two years."

Late last week, a judge ordered SEPTA to rollback plans for s

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