The Metro board of directors is slated to pass a $2.14 billion budget on Thursday, the final step after months of drawn-out meetings, discussions and public hearings as the agency struggled to plug a gaping budget shortfall.

The early forecast on the budget had been grim, with transit agency officials initially suggesting they needed to make $87 million in service cuts to bridge an $154 million budget gap.

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