MBTA contractor proposes overnight shutdown to fix Green Line tracks
The MBTA tells WBZ that the contractors are cooperating with fixing the incorrect rail.
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The MBTA tells WBZ that the contractors are cooperating with fixing the incorrect rail.
Two employees with senior roles on the project are no longer employed at the MBTA.
Governor Maura Healey called the defects in the Green Line Extension track "unacceptable" and said contractors will have to pay to make the repairs.
The MBTA says a large portion of tracks on the Green Line Extension needs to be fixed because they are too narrow.
MBTA Red Line riders are due to experience service disruptions as a portion of the line closes for 16 days.
Construction work on the Squires Bridge in Somerville was completed ahead of schedule.
The Green Line Extension project has been open less than a year, and already the MBTA is slowing down trains due to defects in the tracks.
The MBTA says it's looking into two close calls involving workers and Red Line trains this month.
Two new reports released Thursday shed some light into systemic failures at the MBTA.
If you've felt your ride on the MBTA getting slower in recent weeks, you're probably right.
The announcement comes at a time when the Red Line is experiencing the worst of the slow zones the MBTA put in place last year.
The MBTA is shutting down part of the Red Line for 16 days in October for track work.
In a statement, Ester called his departure "bittersweet." It comes after several safety incidents on the MBTA.
Union workers and the MBTA have agreed on a new labor deal. The move aims to help fill open jobs in an ever fluid workforce.
The MBTA has shut down part of the Green Line for the next 12 days for repairs.
Monday marks the start of a two-week closure of the B branch of the MBTA Green Line.
A small fire underneath a Red Line train caused delays Thursday morning.
The MBTA is warning riders about new disruptions for the month of July.
Orange Line service has resumed between North Station and Back Bay after a track fire near Tufts Medical Center.
Regular Green Line service resumed Tuesday morning, a day after a trolley derailed on the B branch near Packard's Corner in Allston.
Someone shot at a bus driver with an air soft gun in front of the Mattapan Library.
An MBTA spokesperson said ambassadors were deployed to Back Bay station this week to discourage fare evasion, and there are bigger plans.
The MBTA's Blue Line will be free for nearly two months this summer while the Sumner Tunnel is closed for repairs.
The MBTA said it's ready to submit an updated plan to federal regulators detailing how it plans to address worker safety.
Two men were caught on video saving a person from being hit by a Red Line train.
