Orange Line riders adjust to shuttle buses
At Oak Grove, the line of replacement shuttle buses stretched the span of an adjacent road.
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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.
Several streets in Boston will be closed during the month-long shutdown of the Orange Line.
WBZ-TV's Anna Meiler and Juli McDonald report.
WBZ-TV's Mike Sullivan reports.
WBZ-TV's Juli McDonald reports.
WBZ-TV's Chris Tanaka reports
WBZ-TV's Mike Sullivan reports.
WBZ-TV's Juli McDonald reports.
In May 1987, a section of the Orange Line shut down for improvements.
WBZ-TV's Cheryl Fiandaca reports.
WBZ-TV's Tiffany Chan reports.
Shuttle buses ran through practice routes Friday, hours before the MBTA shuts down the Orange Line for a month for repairs.
WBZ-TV Kristina Red reports.
On this day in 1987, the MBTA’s elevated Orange Line ran for the final time. People packed the final train and toasted with champagne! Several days later, the Orange Line was rerouted onto the current Southwest Corridor route.
WBZ TV's Kristina Rex reports.
MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak answered final questions about the shutdown before it begins Friday night.
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Plans range from getting up early to avoiding the Orange Line altogether.
The maps offer routes from north and south to help riders get downtown.
WBZ-TV's Kristina Red reports.
WBZ-TV's Kristina Rex reports.
The guide includes bike routes, information about free Bluebikes passes and which MBTA trains and buses allow bikes.
"I'm already having issues with employees not getting here, and we get a lot of customers who come right down from the Orange Line."
WBZ-TV's Beth Germano reports.
