To post more MBTA news that have recently developed but I don't see any post here.
First, it seems more repurcussion of the Orange Line Train Fire debacle has pulled in the lawyers that we've see on a bunch of billboards - including on the Orange Line at some point.
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Meanwhile the plans to shut down the MBTA northern side between Oak Grove and Wellington for weekdays and all the way to North Station for Weekends has been postponed
Allegedly the reason is they want to "revisit the original plan and broaden its scope to weigh other repairs and maintenance that would be easier to complete with trains offline".
I hope that means the reason why they delayed it is because they know the FTA will give a whole bunch of more mandates so it's probably better off holding off to perform those mandates combined with the original plans.
Though on the other hand, if the shutdown is the same amount of downtime, it also implies their original plan has not planned with making full use of the time but if they are aware they could now cram more repairs within the same window once they know the exact FTA specifics.
First, it seems more repurcussion of the Orange Line Train Fire debacle has pulled in the lawyers that we've see on a bunch of billboards - including on the Orange Line at some point.
Injury law firm says 'multiple' riders have retained them after Orange Line fire
Injury law firm Morgan & Morgan says "multiple" people have retained them following last week's fire on the Orange Line.
www.cbsnews.com
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Meanwhile the plans to shut down the MBTA northern side between Oak Grove and Wellington for weekdays and all the way to North Station for Weekends has been postponed
MBTA Abruptly Delays Plans for Orange Line Fixes in August
Two days before crews were set to start a month of maintenance on the Orange Line that would have temporarily closed subway stations, the MBTA indefinitely delayed the project to allow officials to consider additional work they might add into the mix. The MBTA had been planning to suspend trains...
www.nbcboston.com
Allegedly the reason is they want to "revisit the original plan and broaden its scope to weigh other repairs and maintenance that would be easier to complete with trains offline".
I hope that means the reason why they delayed it is because they know the FTA will give a whole bunch of more mandates so it's probably better off holding off to perform those mandates combined with the original plans.
Though on the other hand, if the shutdown is the same amount of downtime, it also implies their original plan has not planned with making full use of the time but if they are aware they could now cram more repairs within the same window once they know the exact FTA specifics.
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