MBTA says Orange Line repairs are 50-percent done at halfway point
The MBTA says work on the Orange Line is 50-percent complete and on schedule to reopen as planned later this month.
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The MBTA says work on the Orange Line is 50-percent complete and on schedule to reopen as planned later this month.
"The MBTA is sitting on a time bomb," a rail safety expert told WBZ-TV.
Federal inspectors said the MBTA has been prioritizing long-term projects over safety and that the agency is overworked and understaffed.
Students in three Massachusetts school districts that are directly impacted by the Orange Line shutdown returned to class Wednesday.
More changes to prioritize shuttle bus service are coming this week.
Governor Charlie Baker believes the Orange Line will reopen on time on September 19.
Baker will tour the State Street MBTA Station stop to see the progress being made firsthand.
It's been an adjustment for Orange Line riders, switching from trains to shuttle buses.
A civil rights group had called the shutdown "illegal and discriminatory."
Transit officials announced that service cuts on three of the four major subway lines in the city that were set to end this summer will instead extend into the fall.
"We are calling on the federal authorities to intervene and investigate the MBTA's lack of compliance with Civil Rights laws."
The City of Boston is asking the MBTA to add shuttle buses to serve the 4,600 students who take the Orange Line during the month-long shutdown.
About 2400 feet of new track is already down along the MBTA's Orange Line since it shut down Friday night.
The Commuter Rail was noticeably busier on Tuesday
An Everett man's commute on Monday did not include his normal Orange or Green Line rides.
Somerville gets a double whammy: a stretch of the Green Line from Union Square to Boston was taken out of service on top of the Orange Line shutdown.
Despite Boston's notoriously confusing geography, passengers said the buses appeared to be navigating the roads well.
The Big Dig is the root of the MBTA's financial troubles, according to experts.
Transportation officials have asked drivers to stay off the roads if possible during commutes while the Orange Line is shut down.
Boston-area commuters will be put to the test on Monday morning.
Monday will be the first real test to see what impact the Orange Line shutdown will have on commuters.
The Orange Line shutdown will impact more than just MBTA passengers. It's also expected to slow things down on some roads as well.
At Oak Grove, the line of replacement shuttle buses stretched the span of an adjacent road.
In hopes of keeping shuttle buses on schedule during the Orange Line shutdown, the City of Boston is shutting down some streets to general traffic.
In May 1987, a section of the Orange Line shut down for improvements.
Residents in Lexington and Arlington, Massachusetts are now banned from using gas-powered leaf blowers.
The criminal trial for Kelsey Fitzsimmons, the North Andover police officer who was shot last year while being served a restraining order, got underway Monday.
Two pilots were killed and dozens of people injured at New York's LaGuardia Airport late Sunday night when an arriving Air Canada Express plane and fire and rescue vehicle collided, authorities said.
The loss snapped the Celtics' four-game winning streak and left them just a half-game ahead of the New York Knicks in second place in the Eastern Conference.
Merrimack Valley police officers dove into the ocean as a culmination of a campaign supporting Make-A-Wish.
ICE agents will not be coming to Logan Airport in Boston or any airports in New England to help TSA agents with passenger wait times, the union said.
The criminal trial for Kelsey Fitzsimmons, the North Andover police officer who was shot last year while being served a restraining order, got underway Monday.
Two pilots were killed and dozens of people injured at New York's LaGuardia Airport late Sunday night when an arriving Air Canada Express plane and fire and rescue vehicle collided, authorities said.
WBZ-TV political analyst Jon Keller talks to Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey.
Joe Weil of CBS News Boston provides a preview of the upcoming Red Sox season.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Two Massachusetts residents have been diagnosed with measles, the Department of Public Health confirmed Friday.
There's a new drug that can help early morning shift workers stay awake and alert, a study out of Boston found.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
Frankie Rodenbaugh died just days after his babysitter allegedly left him in a car, strapped in his seat for hours with no food or water.
A woman went to visit her mother's grave at St. Joseph Cemetery in West Roxbury and was surprised to see the headstone was moved.
In the last four years there were 168 threats made against trial court judges in Massachusetts, according to state records.
A former staff member at a Massachusetts residential program for children living with autism is accused of breaking a teenage student's arm.
The ads for the Find Mass Money website in Massachusetts make it seem easy. But one couple struggled to get their $11,000.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
O'Connor's Restaurant & Bar, a well-known Irish pub in Worcester, Massachusetts for decades, is closing for good right before St. Patrick's Day.
Gillette is making a $1 billion investment in a new Boston headquarters.
The restaurants at View Boston are closing this spring.
Uno Pizzeria and Not Your Average Joe's are closing more restaurants in Massachusetts.
Kowloon is expected to draw big crowds to Revere, Massachusetts when it opens a new tiki bar.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
The loss snapped the Celtics' four-game winning streak and left them just a half-game ahead of the New York Knicks in second place in the Eastern Conference.
The Fleet said there 6,164 people in attendance at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, the largest regular-season attendance in franchise history.
Defenseman Nikita Zadorov broke a tie at 9:42 of the third period and the Boston Bruins beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 on Saturday night in an Eastern Conference wild-card showdown.
Boston Legacy lost their first-ever away game 3-0 to the Houston Dash on Saturday.
DraftKings pushed back on the accusation, saying in a statement that it is not engaging in trademark infringement.
Researchers spotted the season's first North Atlantic right whale mothers and calves in Cape Cod Bay.
Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, have been spotted not far off the coast of Massachusetts.
The MSPCA-Angell is looking to find homes for 163 rats that were surrendered in Massachusetts.
Cape Cod beaches are covered with chunks of ice amid an abnormally cold winter in Massachusetts.
Snowmobilers came to the rescue of a moose that was buried up to its neck in snow off a New England trail on Tuesday.