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Latest MBTA track work clears final Orange Line speed restrictions
The rapid transit Orange Line is free of speed restrictions for the first time in 15 years as the result of maintenance work completed on Nov. 1, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority reports ...
mass.streetsblog1d
6-Day Service Interruption Near JFK/UMass Aims to Fix the Last Slow Zones On the Red Line
Shuttle buses are replacing Red Line subway service between Broadway and North Quincy stations from Tuesday, November 5th ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston2d
MBTA's Orange Line now speed restriction free for first time in nearly 15 years
The MBTA's Orange Line is speed restriction free for the first time in nearly 15 years after critical track work was completed, officials said Tuesday.A service suspension last month allowed for ...
Boston.com3d
Orange Line now without slow zones for the first time in 15 years, MBTA says
Once beset by persistent delays, an unceremonious shutdown, and a now-infamous 2022 fire, the Orange Line is running free of slow zones for the first time in 15 years, MBTA General Manager Phil ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston2d
Woman stabbed, seriously injured near Boston MBTA Station
RIGHT NOW AT 10:00, THIS IS NEW ON FIVE. WE HAVE LEARNED TONIGHT THAT A WOMAN HAS LIFE THREATENING INJURIES AFTER A STABBING NEAR THE FOREST HILLS MBTA STATION. BOSTON POLICE SAY I A woman was ...
mass.streetsblog4d
The Orange Line Is Running At Full Speed For the First Time in 15 Years
The MBTA reopened the full length of the Orange Line on Saturday morning after a week-long closure for track work, and for ...
Government Technology9d
GPS and AI Technology Help Buses Power Through Traffic
Traffic signal priority tech along with dedicated bus lanes is speeding up travel times, making them competitive with ...
Railway Age7d
Transit Briefs: BART, Amtrak, MBTA, MDOT MTA, SCVTA
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) receives a $544.6 million loan from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Build America Bureau for 775 new passenger railcars. Also, funding is secured through ...
WHDH9d
MBTA displays new Green Line train car designed with accessibility in mind
BOSTON (WHDH) - The MBTA has revealed a new and improved Green Line train that could soon replace the current fleet. A mockup of the MBTA’s Type 10 Green Line car, which was designed with ...
The Boston Globe8d
Four MBTA employees fired in connection with criminal investigation at Cabot Yard, Phil Eng says
The MBTA has fired four employees at its Cabot Yard maintenance facility amid its criminal investigation into allegations they were working on vehicles that did not belong to the agency during ...
JD Supra13d
The Legal Battle Over Milton’s Noncompliance with the MBTA Communities Act – What Towns Need to Know
On October 7, 2024, the Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) heard oral arguments from the Attorney General’s Office and the Town of Milton regarding ...
Telegram4d
Opinion/Guest column: MBTA Communities Law the right ticket for state's housing crisis
In 2021, the Massachusetts Legislature sought to tackle the housing crisis by passing the MBTA Communities Law, which requires 177 cities and towns that host MBTA service or abut a town or city ...