Transit Agencies Announce Cancelled, Reduced Service In Storm’s Aftermath
The MBTA will operate on reduced service, and several of the state’s Regional Transit Authorities have cancelled bus service altogether, in the aftermath of a major blizzard that hit Massachusetts Monday.
In a press release, the MBTA warned that subways and buses will be operating at reduced levels, similar to Sunday schedules, during the day on Monday and Tuesday.
On Monday afternoon, the T announced that reduced schedules would extend into Tuesday so that the agency can focus on snow removal efforts.
A number of MBTA bus routes will be running on “snow route” detours to avoid hills and narrow streets (click here for a list of buses that operate on snow routes during storms).
There will be no MBTA ferry service, and regional commuter rail lines will operate on a reduced storm schedule, which can be found here.
Elsewhere in the state, most of the state’s regional transit authorities (RTAs) had cancelled all bus service for Monday.
Some RTAs, mostly in central and western parts of the state, re-opened for service on Tuesday. The Pioneer Valley RTA in western Massachusetts is reportedly operating regular service, and the Worcester RTA and Merrimack Valley RTA (MeVa) are starting the day on adjusted snow routes.
However, in the southeastern part of the state, which received the most snowfall, several RTAs had cancelled all service for Tuesday, including:
- The Southeastern RTA in New Bedford and Fall River
- The Brockton RTA
- GATRA in Attleboro and Taunton
- The Cape Cod RTA
The Vineyard RTA plans to offer limited service on Tuesday; consult their webpage for availability on specific routes.
This story was updated at 5 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 23rd, to add new information about the MBTA’s reduced service plans for Tuesday Feb. 24th. This story was updated again at 8 a.m. Tuesday morning to add details for specific RTAs.
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