Steve Poftak

The long-awaited Green Line Extension faces “schedule pressure,” MBTA officials said Monday, and they are not “hung up on the original dates.” MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak told the T’s board that they should expect a presentation on the $2.3 billion effort to expand Green Line service into Medford and Somerville at their June 21 meeting. That conversation might end…

General Manager Steve Poftak said all MBTA services are up and running but urged people to stay home if possible. Poftak said people should allow for extra travel time if commuting is necessary.

The MBTA is resuming regular fare collection with new measures aimed at minimizing contact between drivers and riders. Buses and trolleys are once again boarding passengers from the front doors, at which new plexiglass barriers have been installed to separate boarding riders from MBTA drivers. At the height of the pandemic, riders could only board from the rear. “We’re...

The MBTA is set to resume regular fare collection this week with new measures aimed at minimizing contact between drivers and riders.

The MBTA is set to resume regular fare collection this week with new measures aimed at minimizing contact between drivers and riders. Buses and trolleys will once again board passengers from the front doors, at which new plexiglass barriers have been installed to separate boarding riders from MBTA drivers. At the height of the pandemic, riders could only board from…

The MBTA is set to resume regular fare collection this week with new measures aimed at minimizing contact between drivers and riders.

The MBTA will use its paratransit service, the RIDE, to help distribute food to vulnerable Boston residents, the transit agency announced Friday.  The effort is a partnership with the city of Boston, the YMCA of Greater Boston and the Greater Boston Food Bank. Use of the RIDE service has declined during the COVID-19 crisis, the T said, and RIDE...

Nearly two dozen MBTA projects, including high-profile components of a plan to speed repairs during more frequent system shutdowns, will be delayed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. While senior public transit officials say they are still exploring ways to accelerate work while ridership is at historically low levels, postponements on a significant chunk of projects range between one…

Eighteen employees of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority — including 10 bus drivers — have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said Monday. In addition to the bus drivers, a heavy rail motorperson, streetcar motorperson, yard motorperson, bus inspector, subway supervisor, technician, construction inspector and rail repairer had all tested positive, said MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak. The Department of Public…

The transit schedule in Massachusetts will look a little bit different over the next few weeks.

The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority is looking into whether it has any control over the supply chains of one of its contractors, after an NBC News report revealed a Chinese company making MBTA subway cars was using a mineral sometimes mined by children.

The MBTA gave the public a look Thursday at the new trains that will be used on the Red Line. The new cars are expected to debut in spring of 2020, the MBTA said. The first six are being tested at Cabot Yard in Boston.

This is the first of six weekends that part of the Orange Line will be shut down for repairs, and commuters aren’t thrilled.

If you use the MBTA’s Orange Line on weekends, plan on disruptions at certain stations until mid-November.

The C branch of the Green Line will be closed all day Saturday and Sunday as part of ongoing infrastructure improvements, according to the MBTA. Construction work will shut down the branch from St. Mary’s Street to Cleveland Circle. Service will be replaced by shuttle buses, the MBTA said.

The captain of an MBTA ferry that went ashore in Boston Harbor has been placed on leave, pending the outcome of the investigation.

After a $36 million renovation project, the Wollaston Station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Red Line is ready to reopen. The station in Quincy will reopen at 8 a.m. Friday, according to MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak. In January 2018, officials began making the station modernized and code-compliant, as MBTA officials said it was the only Red Line stop...

New cars for Orange Line trains went into service Wednesday, in an expected boost for the embattled Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Gov. Charlie Baker and MBTA officials held a press conference at Wellington station in Medford to launch the six new cars.

Gov. Charlie Baker outlined an $18 billion transportation bond proposal Thursday aimed at modernizing and building out roads and rail throughout Massachusetts amid increasing scrutiny over the MBTA. Joined by MBTA officials, Baker revealed the bill, An Act Authorizing and Accelerating Transportation Investment.

The MBTA announced Friday that it will expedite repairs on the Red Line, which have seen delays since a car derailment damaged signal hardware and equipment early last week. Work on the Red Line will continue throughout the summer, while the MBTA says its accelerated repair schedule now aims to improve service levels by Labor Day.