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MBTA to Close Orange Line South of Ruggles This Weekend

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T Declares Victory Over Notorious ‘Tufts Curve’ Slow Zone On the Orange Line

MassDOT Secretary Stephanie Pollack, wearing a blazer over a red top, stands next to Steve Poftak (center) wearing a suit and pink-and-blue plaid tie, and Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker, wearing a buttoned suit and green tie. All three are holding scissors and segments of a cut orange ribbon. They stand in front of a new Orange Line train car bearing the words "OAK GROVE" on the destination sign above the door.

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The T’s New Train Factory Has Gone Off the Rails

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Riders Are Skeptical That This Election Will Make Much Difference at the T

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Bikesharing

Mostly Smooth Rides For the First Full Weekday of Orange Line Closure

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Eyes On the Street: New Bus, Bike Lanes Popping Up All Along the Orange Line

the MBTA's official detour map for the Orange Line shutdown, illustrating closed subway stops on the Orange and Green Lines, dashed lines indicating alternative shuttle service (between Forest Hills and Back Bay and Copley to the south, and between Oak Drove and Government Center to the north). To cross downtown Boston, riders will need to transfer from shuttles to the Green Line at Government Center or Copley, ride the Green Line a few stops, then transfer back to another shuttle on the other side.

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Orange Line Shutdown: Here’s What You Need to Know

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100,000 Riders In the Lurch: MBTA Will Shut Down Entire Orange Line For 30 Days Starting August 19

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Slower Than Walking: Downtown Gridlock Bogs Down the T’s Subway Replacement Shuttles

A large crane sits next to the Government Center parking garage in downtown Boston during its demolition. The left part of the garage is in the process of being taken apart, while the center portion that spans Merrimac Street (pictured in the foreground) is still intact

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MBTA Closes Downtown Segments of Orange, Green Lines

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