Green Line to Shut Down North of Park Street for Two Weeks

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Green Line to Shut Down North of Park Street for Two Weeks
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The Green Line will be shut down north of Park Street from December 6th to December 20th to remove speed restrictions. Riders should expect shuttle service and detours during this time.

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20, all of the Green Line north of Park Street — including both branches of the Green Line Extension — will be shut down so crews can remove the system’s last two speed restrictions. When the Green Line fully reopens on Dec. 21, T officials say the entire subway system will be free of track-related slow zones. (Woo!) But first, we have two weeks of shuttles and detours to contend with. Shuttles will run between North Station and Medford/Tufts. They’re free, but vulnerable to this thing called traffic. For example, you’ll want to budget close to an hour if you’re commuting downtown from the end of the line. The T says riders traveling to Park Street from Medford/Tufts should expect their commute to takeThere’s no shuttles between North Station and Park, so consider taking the Orange Line instead. Remember, there’s a. General Manager Phil Eng recently said to expect more diversions in 2025, as the T works to keep the tracks in good condition and upgrade allGreen Line service from Park Street to Union Square and Medford/Tufts will be suspended from Dec. 6 to Dec. 20, the last MBTA diversion of 2024. (MBTA), saying lawmakers needed more time to review newly certified property tax value data. Perhaps even more critically, several local business groups who negotiated the compromise with Mayor Michelle Wu came out in support of Collins’ move, saying the new numbers “materially differ” from the data the City provided during their October talks. What the numbers say: Boston’s residential homeowners will see, on average, a 1

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