The post-holiday rush to return to work will be slowing down for passengers on the MBTA Green Line. That's because some significant shutdowns are in effect starting Wednesday morning.
For riders who are affected, they will see signs that will show you where to board shuttles, and extra T personnel on site to direct people to alternate lines or bus routes where available.
People poured out of Kenmore Station Wednesday morning, but many were only part-way through their morning commute.
"I didn't realize until they said, 'You know, Kenmore's the last stop,'" said Majorie Sterett, who was surprised by closures. "And then I'm like, 'What? We're doing this again?'"
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Green Line service disruptions are indeed back again — from Wednesday through Jan. 28, excluding the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.
Riders will see closures on the B Branch between North Station and Babcock Street, on the E Branch between North Station and Heath Street and on the C and D branches from North Station to Kenmore Square.
"I guess it's the same thing. I guess we go to Copley, walk to Back Bay, get on the Orange Line, get off at State and walk to the, you know, JFK," Sterett said.
"Yeah, get another bus, now I'm getting this bus, so I'm not so used to it. Then, I've got to get on the train, so you know what? Hey, you can't beat it, so join it," T rider Elizabeth Moten said.
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The MBTA is encouraging riders to use shuttle buses, the Orange Line and parallel bus routes to get around these temporary closures, which will allow crews to perform track and tie replacement work, infrastructure improvements and upgrades to station amenities.
"I'm in school at BU, too, so I feel like once students get back, it's going to be super crazy," said Boston University student Cassie Levin. "I'm hoping that they’ll have more shuttle buses. It seems like now there are quite a few but I'm sure that once there are much more people, it'll be busier, and we won't be able to squish all on one bus."
There will also be closures for Green Line Extension work, mostly on weekends throughout January.
