Shutdown

After a slow start Monday, things were picking up around 8 a.m., with one commuter telling NBC10 Boston that his commute had taken two hours.

The Orange Line is set to shut down for 30 days beginning next Friday.

The Orange Line and the Green Line extension are preparing for long-term service suspensions.

Some Boston city workers may be able to work from home during the weekslong shutdown of the MBTA Orange Line and closure of the Green Line north of the Government Center. The city is one of the employers around the area flexing schedules to deal with the sudden closures. Orange and Green line commuters who work for the city of…

In an MBTA Safety Committee meeting Thursday, the MBTA’s Deputy General Manager Jeff Gonneville said the agency expected to have a full announcement at some point Friday on alternative transportation plans for the month that the Orange Line is shut down. That’s from Aug. 19 through Sept. 18.

In an MBTA Safety Committee meeting Thursday, the T’s Deputy General Manager Jeff Gonneville said they expected to have a full announcement at some point Friday on alternative transportation plans for the month that the Orange Line is shut down.

The MBTA released its plan for travel alternatives while the entire Orange Line and part of the Green Line are shut down later this month and into September. The plan’s release came Friday, a week before the unprecedented Orange Line shutdown was set to begin. The MBTA released “A Rider’s Guide to Planning Ahead” with details on how to...

Congress passed the bill earlier Thursday, hours before a looming midnight deadline.