As part of the MBTA’s Capital Programs, the Capital Transformation team will hold a virtual pre-construction public meeting on Thursday, Oct. 13, at 6 p.m. to discuss work to be completed at Codman Yard.
The top news stories we were following the week ending Sept. 23.
The MBTA announced that service on the Orange Line and Green Line Union Square resumed on Sept. 19.
Beginning Saturday, Sept. 24, the Green Line D Branch will close for three nine-day, full-access closures.
MBTA’s Orange Line is now 69% complete
The MBTA has announced that 50% of the work taking place along the Orange Line during the 30-day closure is complete.
The MBTA’s Capital Delivery Bridge & Structures team will replace the Commercial Street Bridge in Lynn, Mass. from Sept. 16-20.
The MBTA launched the Quality, Compliance, and Oversight Office to address the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) findings contained in the Safety Management Inspection report.
Following a safety inspection of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) rail transit system, the U.S. DOT’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued a report of findings and informed both MBTA and the state agency in charge of its oversight—the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU)—of needed safety changes that are in addition to directives FTA announced in June.
RT&S recently reported on the month-long shut down of the Orange Line, which began on Monday, Aug. 22.
The MBTA has announced that Green Line E Branch service resumed earlier than previously scheduled following the successful completion of track and Green Line Train Protection System (GLTPS) work during a 16-day closure along the line.
The MBTA announced that the Medford Branch of the Green Line Extension (GLX) is anticipated to open in late November.
Last week, the MBTA rescheduled work that was set to begin this past weekend.
As part of the MBTA’s Capital Programs, the Capital Transformation team has successfully completed the 12-day full-access closure on the Green Line C Branch, delivering critical safety and dependability improvements across the branch.
The Comeau Bridge in Haverhill, Mass., now has its days numbered.
The top news stories RT&S was following this week.
On July 14, the MBTA reported on its progress to address ongoing safety concerns raised during a Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Safety Management Inspection (SMI) last month.
As part of the MBTA’s Capital Programs, the Capital Transformation team has completed the 12-day closure on the Green Line B Branch, accomplishing infrastructure work that will improve safety and reliability on the line.
The news wire has been filled with reports about transit systems substituting bus service for rail service so that repair, replacement, and upgrades can be completed on rail transit lines. The MBTA has announced another project where buses will replace trains while work is being done.
MBTA will be working on the railroad this summer.