T should be free during Orange Line shutdown, Markey and Pressley say
Two lawmakers are calling on the MBTA to make the T free to riders during the Orange Line shutdown.
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Two lawmakers are calling on the MBTA to make the T free to riders during the Orange Line shutdown.
The MBTA announced an unprecedented shutdown of the Orange Line Wednesday for massive upgrades, starting August 19.
For many who ride the MBTA's Orange Line routinely, the news of a 30-day shutdown is more than a simple inconvenience.
The I-Team talked to experts who say the T should have been doing maintenance all along.
Federal safety officials are cracking down on the MBTA after recent runaway train incidents.
The MBTA announced another round of service cuts for safety updates just days after a runaway Red Line train rolled into Braintree station.
The incident caused delays for commuters Monday morning.
A woman who had to climb out of a window to escape a burning Orange Line train said she won't be riding the T "for a long time."
Terrified passengers broke windows and jumped out of an Orange Line train after it caught fire on a bridge.
About 200 passengers escaped a burning MBTA Orange Line train on a bridge over the Mystic River Thursday. One jumped into the water.
The photo shows the deteriorating support column in a subway tunnel that forced the T to shut down parts of the Orange and Green Lines last month.
Committee Chair Rep. William Straus even questioned whether the T should exist.
The agency said they are meeting all of the deadlines laid out by federal investigators.
New video from the MBTA captures a battery explosion on an Orange Line train that caused trains to be shut down.
The work spans only 1 mile, and the MBTA says upgrades on equipment riders don't see every day will make the system safer.
The cars had been pulled out after an out-of-service car had a battery failure on June 20.
The MBTA has schedule changes on Monday.
The T is lowering the price of a one-day LinkPass.
Criticism of the MBTA is mounting after a series of service issues and the recent death of a Red Line passenger.
The MBTA said there were delays Wednesday afternoon on the Orange Line after several trains were vandalized.
A spokesperson for the MBTA said the change from paid leave to unpaid leave is the result of a rules violation.
The Green and Orange lines near Government Center have resumed regular service Sunday night.
Construction crews teamed up with developers to reinforce compromised columns that forced the MBTA to shut down part of the system.
A structural problem with the Government Center Parking Garage is causing issues for the MBTA and impacting traffic in the area.
In a meeting with the MBTA's Board of Directors, Steve Poftak said there's a long way to go.
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Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
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