MBTA's Bold Plan: Eliminating Slow Zones Through Extensive Subway Shutdowns by 2024
TL;DR
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has unveiled a plan to eliminate slow zones and improve travel times by implementing targeted closures on specific segments of the subway system. The plan includes multi-day closures on various branches, with the goal of lifting all speed restrictions by the end of 2024. The recent successful closure of the Ashmont branch served as a model for future repairs. The MBTA aims to remove 39 more slow zones before the end of 2023, resulting in a 20-minute improvement in travel times across all lines. A tentative schedule for closures in 2024 was also shared, subject to adjustments.
- MBTA Unveils Plan to Eliminate Slow Zones with More Subway Shutdowns - Streetsblog Massachusetts Streetsblog MASS
- 'Short-term pain for long-term wins': MBTA unveils shutdown schedule through 2024 to lift slow zones WBUR News
- MBTA plans 2024 shut downs of subway to work on slow zones The Boston Globe
- MBTA says it will use widespread closures to eliminate all slow zones by the end of 2024 Boston.com
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