MassDOT’s capital projects team is recommending that the state’s transportation department send hundreds of millions in bonding capacity to the MBTA to backfill holes in the transit agency’s budget.

The Capital Programs Committee on Wednesday voted unanimously to recommend that the full MassDOT Board of Directors send $850 million in bonding from the state’s Commonwealth Transportation Fund to the MBTA to help cover the cost of four major projects.

The funding, if approved by the board at their next regular business meeting, would be used for “maintenance facility and power system modernization and resiliency” at the MBTA.

The specific projects covered are phase one of the Widett Regional Rail Layover Facility planned for South Boston, which includes demolition of the facilities current

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