MBTA Makes Progress on Orange Line Subway Repairs During Unprecedented Shutdown
MBTA Makes Progress on Orange Line Subway Repairs During Unprecedented Shutdown
Abstract
As of Sept. 8 the MBTA had completed 66% of the repair work planned for the Orange Line, an MBTA spokesperson confirmed. Service on the line is slated to resume as planned on Sept. 19, having been shut down on Aug. 19. The agency is now up to 60 new Orange Line cars (for a total of ten full train sets) available for service. The work includes replacing rail ties and rails. The MBTA is also working to replace rail ties. The project comes amid a series of mishaps on the system's various subway lines. Two major contractors, including Middlesex Corp. and Barletta Heavy Division are leading the overhaul.
