Boston mayor tries Commuter Rail on first full day of MBTA Orange Line shutdown
AHEAD FOR THE T. >> ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS YOU NOTICED COMING INTO BOSTON THIS WEEKEND, TAKE A LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF SHUTTLE BUSES. THIS WEEKEND WILL BE A TWO-DAY REHEARSAL AS WE GET READY FOR NEXT WEEK’S COMMUTE. THE FIRST FULL DAY OF CONSTRUCTION GOT UNDERWAY AT WELLINGTON STATION IN MEDFORD. AS OLD TRACKS WERE PULLED UP READY FOR NEW ONES TO BE LAID DOWN. A FLEET OF 200 BUSSES FROM ACROSS THE EASTERN US HAVE ARRIVED TO GET TO ORANGE LINE RIDERS TO THEIR DESTINATIONS. >> ITS GONNA BE TOUGH,ITS GONNA — FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. PEOPLE NEED TO TAKE IT TO COMMUTE, THERE ARE A LOT OF CARS IN THE ROAD. ANYONE WHO’S ALREADY DRIVING OR COMMUNITY, IT WILL AFFECT EVERYONE. >> WE ARE HERE TO DO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO AND WILL SEE IT THRU . >> WE DIDN’T GET A LOT OF NOTICE. >> RIDERS HAVE HAD ONLY TWO WEEKS TO GET READY FOR THIS MASSIVE T SHUTDOWN. AND WE FOUND MANY RIDERS WHO DIDN’T KNOW THE ORANGE WAS SHUT DOWN. ON SATURDAY, CITY COUNSELOR KENDRA LARA CRISSCROSSED HER DISTRICTS LETTING PEOPLE KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING SOT,10; — HAPPENING. >> THERE REALLY IS A GAP OF INFO GO TO WHERE THEY ARE, . STREET HOME AND BUSSTOPS,GIVE AS — WHICH IS AT HOME, ON THE STREET, AT BUS STOPS AND GIVE THEM AS MUCH INFORMATION AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. >> THIS WEEKEND THE MAYOR WAS TRYING OUT THE COMMUTER LINE FROM ROSLINDALE TO BACK BAY WITH HER 2 BOYS AS SHE GETS READY FOR HER COMMUTE. >> FOR EVERYONE TRYING TO GET TO WORK OR SCHOOL PLS BE PATIENT — PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH EACH OTHER AND BE AWARE THAT CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO ACCOMMODATE ALL OF THE SHUTTLE BUSES SO THAT EVERYONE CAN GET AROUND SMOOTHLY TO WHERE THEY NEED TO GO. >> THIS PROJECT DOES NEED TO GET DOWN — DONE WITHIN T
Boston mayor tries Commuter Rail on first full day of MBTA Orange Line shutdown
Updated: 6:21 PM EDT Aug 20, 2022
Mayor Michelle Wu is among the many who are affected by the 30-day closure of the MBTA’s second-busiest subway line.
Mayor Michelle Wu is among the many who are affected by the 30-day closure of the MBTA’s second-busiest subway line.
