Steve Poftak

Deputy General Manager Jeffrey Gonneville will return to the role of interim general manager on Wednesday, Jan. 4, Transportation Secretary Jamey Tesler announced Thursday. He was the agency’s interim leader in 2018, before Steve Poftak took over.

A big change is on the way for the MBTA. Its general manager, Steve Poftak, is leaving just after the start of the year.

Steve Poftak announced Tuesday that he will leave the MBTA in early January.

MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak announced in a letter to MBTA employees Tuesday afternoon that he is leaving the embattled agency. “It is with mixed emotions that I share with you the news that January 3rd, 2023 will be my last day at the MBTA. Serving as MBTA General Manager has been the experience of a lifetime and it has…

In a response to a letter from MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak, Massachusetts Senators Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren called the new details on the Orange Line’s slow zones “an important first step towards rebuilding trust in the T,” but still called for more accountability from the public transit system. In a letter addressed to Senator Markey that followed...

Most remaining slow zones on the Orange Line, particularly stretches north of downtown Boston, are “scheduled to be lifted in November and December,” MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak wrote in a letter to U.S. Sen. Ed Markey.

MBTA riders are happy to have Orange Line trains back up and running.

In addition to the Orange Line getting back on track Monday, the Green Line’s Union Square extension, which has also been closed, will reopen to riders.

The MBTA’s Orange Line officially reopened to passengers Monday morning, after a 30-day closure that officials say allowed crews to replace 14,000 feet of rail and nearly 3,500 feet of track, make repairs to Orange Line stations and eliminate six slow zones. The first Orange Line trains departed Oak Grove and Forest Hills at 5:16 a.m. Monday morning. “So far,…

The MBTA completed five years of improvements within the 30-day closure, Gov. Charlie Baker said during a press conference on Sunday.

MBTA crews were making last-minute repairs and upgrades Sunday, with the Orange Line set to reopen Monday after the month-long shutdown.

The MBTA is doing some last minute prep work before the Orange Line reopens.

On Saturday, the MBTA operated a test train between Oak Grove and Sullivan stations and between Forest Hills and Ruggles stations.

The Orange Line and Green Line Extension will reopen Monday following the longest service closure on a rail line, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced this weekend. The MBTA completed five years of improvements within the 30-day closure, Baker said during a press conference Sunday. During that time, the agency replaced 14,000 feet of rail and nearly 3,500 feet of track,…

The MBTA says repair work on the Orange Line is 96% complete days away from the end of the monthlong shutdown.

The end of the Orange Line shutdown is almost here, and on Friday, the MBTA said the work was 96% complete. In a video update posted Friday, the MBTA said it had 96% of the planned work complete and was also able to take advantage of the service stoppage to do some “opportunity” projects. The shutdown is scheduled to end…

Repair projects on the MBTA’s Orange Line are 82% complete.

The MBTA’s general manager is expected to discuss the ongoing project Tuesday afternoon.

The end of the Orange Line shutdown is in sight and the MBTA’s general manager is feeling optimistic. “We are in a great position to finish strong and finish on time,” MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak said from the track in Charlestown Tuesday, Day 25 of the shutdown. He said that work is 82% done, with nine-tenths of track replacement…

In a week, commuters should once again be able to take the Orange Line, and with upgraded service. The MBTA’s 30-day shutdown is scheduled to end early on the morning of Monday, Sept. 19, and the agency’s general manager, Steve Poftak, said last week that work — then two-thirds done — was on schedule to wrap up on time. We…