MBTA monitors shuttle bus as more riders return post-Labor Day
The MBTA faces a big test Tuesday as the post-Labor Day rush back to work and school begins.
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The MBTA faces a big test Tuesday as the post-Labor Day rush back to work and school begins.
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.
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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.
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