Chris LisinskiState House News ServiceBOSTON - Closing a sizable stretch of the MBTA for weeks at a time was once a novel idea to accelerate repairs. Poftak told reporters that the agency will continue to deploy the strategy, which MBTA officials have increasingly embraced during the pandemic, though he did not indicate which areas will be affected or when. MBTA officials began rolling out longer stretches of service disruptions to accelerate repairs in the fall of 2019, starting with weekend shutdowns of core parts of the subway and trolley system. The latest E Branch work -- the second successive August shutdown for that branch -- halted trolleys between the Heath Street and Brigham Circle stations from Monday, Aug. 2 through Saturday, Aug. 28. "It'll be a more reliable ride, a smoother ride and quite possibly a faster ride as well."

Source: MetroXpress September 01, 2021 14:26 UTC