Gov. Josh Shapiro on Sunday urged Senate Republicans to pass a state budget that includes his proposal for $1.5 billion over five years in state funding for mass transit, speaking at SEPTA’s headquarters as the deadline for its first round of service cuts approaches.

With just days left to secure state funding to avoid massive SEPTA service cuts and fare increases, Gov. Josh Shapiro said the time to act is now.Shapiro was joined by Scott Sauer, the general manager of SEPTA,

SEPTA is just days away from enacting service cuts that would begin just before the first day of school in Philadelphia.