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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 until Sunday, Nov. 10, for track work – one of the last scheduled service interruptions in the MBTA's year-long blitz to eliminate slow zones across the subway system.
November 5, 2024
Red Line’s Braintree Branch Reopens With 37 Fewer Slow Zones
By eliminating dozens of slow zones, the T expects the typical round-trip on this segment of the Red Line to run 24 minutes faster than it did a month ago.
September 30, 2024
T Will Poke A New Hole In the Red Line For Shorter Service Disruptions
On Monday, the MBTA announced plans to construct a new tunnel entrance for large construction equipment near the Alewife Red Line station, with the goal of making future maintenance disruptions shorter – both in time, and in length.
September 16, 2024
Red Line’s Braintree Branch Will Be Shut Down Through Sept. 29th
The MBTA is suspending Red Line Braintree Branch service between JFK/UMass and Braintree for 24 days, from Friday, September 6th to Sunday, September 29th to repair some of the last remaining slow zones on the Red Line.
September 10, 2024
Last Week’s Red Line Closure Fixed 6 More Slow Zones
Last week's closure of the Red Line downtown forced thousands of riders to endure long shuttle bus rides across traffic-clogged streets in downtown Boston – but it also allowed workers to fix six more slow zones between the Kendall/MIT and Park Street stations, resulting in subway trips that are one to three minutes faster between downtown Boston and Cambridge.
August 29, 2024
Alewife Redevelopment Could Convert Obsolete Garage Into Thousands of New Transit-Oriented Homes
The MBTA's massive parking garage at Alewife station is falling apart and needs to come down – and the MBTA is kicking off a search for real estate developers to build something better in its place.
August 19, 2024
Downtown, South Boston Red Line Closure Extended Through Monday
The MBTA will shut down the core segment of the Red Line through downtown Boston this week, running bus shuttles in lieu of subways between Kendall/MIT and JFK/UMass from Monday, August 19 through the end of the day on Monday, August 26.
August 16, 2024
July’s Red Line Closure Fixed 9 More Slow Zones
The T's 16-day closure of the Red Line in Cambridge earlier this month has apparently removed 9 more slow zones on one of the busiest segments of the region's subway system.
July 29, 2024
Bluebikes Offers Free Rides During Red Line Shutdown
This article is adapted from a Bluebikes press release.
July 12, 2024
The T Suspends Red Line Subway Service in Cambridge ‘Til July 29
A work train derailment on Tuesday led to the abrupt decision to expand a planned closure through downtown Boston for two weekends this month.
July 10, 2024