Major portions of the MBTA’s Green and Orange lines face shutdowns in September

Another week-plus shutdown looms for a core section of the MBTA. The agency plans to upgrade its century-old signals in the Green Line’s central tunnel, requiring the closure of much of the line ...
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Boston councilors’ MBTA Orange Line extension plan for Blue Hill Avenue slammed

A plan from two Boston city councilors to extend the MBTA Orange Line below Blue Hill Avenue to replace a contentious center-running bus lane has drawn backlash, with one transit advocate saying it’s ...
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An Orange Line extension? Two Boston city councilors push Eng for new subway branch

Even as the MBTA’s railways have expanded into Somerville and Medford, subway service for some of Boston’s most populated working-class neighborhoods has remained a pipe dream. Frustrated that much of ...
WHDH 7News

Service on part of Orange Line to shut down for 5 days

Service in part of the Orange Line will be shut down for five days starting Thursday.Shuttles will replace service from Forest Hills<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...
The Boston Globe

Boston councilors were drawing outside the (Orange) line

A proposed map they unveiled this week sketched out several subway stops along what would be a new branch of the Orange Line, extending it from Ruggles through Grove Hall to Mattapan Square. But the ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Boston city councilors propose Orange Line extension to address transit inequities

Two Boston city councilors are pushing for what they call a "long-promised-but-never-delivered" extension on the MBTA's Orange Line to help underserved communities. The proposal, brought about by ...