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Route 132 experiencing delays of up to 25 minutes due to traffic

Please board both Alewife- and Braintree-bound trains on the southbound platform at North Quincy from about 8:45 PM until end of service on Mondays - Fridays from February 19 to March 22.

Due to the Wollaston Station renovation, trains in both directions will share a single track between Quincy Center and North Quincy Red Line passengers are encouraged to allow an extra 10 to 15 minutes of travel time. Single track boarding will run on: February 19 - 22 February 25 - March 1 March 4 - 15 March 18 - 22 Affected stops: North Quincy

Providence Train 1811 (4:30 pm from South Station) is now operating 15-20 minutes behind schedule between Sharon and Providence.

Affected direction: Outbound

Route 57 experiencing delays of up to 20 minutes due to disabled bus

Route 47 experiencing delays of up to 25 minutes due to traffic

Route 137 experiencing delays of up to 20 minutes due to traffic

Route 136 experiencing delays of up to 20 minutes due to traffic

Route 104 experiencing delays of up to 20 minutes due to traffic

Route 90 experiencing delays of up to 20 minutes due to traffic

Route 354 experiencing delays of up to 20 minutes due to traffic

Route 94 experiencing delays of up to 20 minutes due to traffic

Route 69 experiencing delays of up to 20 minutes

Route 411 experiencing delays of up to 20 minutes due to traffic

Route 77 experiencing delays of up to 20 minutes

Due to construction on the Tobin Bridge & N. Washington St, we anticipate delays to local bus Routes 111, 112, 114, 116, & 117. The Commuter Rail will accept CharlieCards between Chelsea & North Station to provide alternate service options for customers.

During MassDOT's construction on the Tobin Bridge and North Washington Street, the Commuter Rail will accept CharlieCards between Chelsea and North Station (on the Newburyport/Rockport Line) through summer 2019. The trip into North Station is approximately 12 minutes, and trains leave roughly every 30 minutes during peak hours. Schedule for Newburyport/Rockport is available here: mbta.com/schedules/CR-Newburyport/timetable Customers should show their CharlieCard to the conductor or fare inspector when asked. CharlieCards are available at Haymarket and other major stations between 7 AM and 7 PM (2:30 PM on Sundays at Haymarket). Please see a station agent for assistance or visit mbta.com/fares/charliecard for details.

Harvard Escalator 512 (Mezzanine to Harvard Square) unavailable due to maintenance

Copley Escalator 439 (Kenmore & West, Heath Street lobby to street) unavailable due to maintenance

Shuttle buses will replace Red Line service between Harvard and Alewife on weekends between February 9 and April 7, 2019, excluding March 16-17, due to track work.

Shuttle buses will replace Red Line service between Harvard and Alewife in both directions on weekends from the start to the end of service, except the weekend of March 16-17. The diversion will allow maintenance crews to perform necessary rail, tie, and overall track work. Learn more here: https://www.mbta.com/RLtracks Shuttling will occur on the following weekends: February 16 - 17 February 23 - 24 March 2 - 3 March 9 - 10 March 23 - 24 March 30 - 31 April 6 - 7 All shuttle bus stops are fully accessible. At Harvard, customers will board trains on the southbound (Braintree/Ashmont-bound) platform. Please allow additional time for your commute. Regular train service will resume at the start of service on the following Mondays. Affected stops: Alewife Davis Porter Harvard

Route 85 inbound detoured beginning Tue Feb 19 through late July 2019 due to closure of Somerville Ave EB at Union Square for construction. Somerville Ave @ Union Square (#2510 inbound) stop closed.

Route 85 omits Somerville Ave EB between Bow St and Union Square. Affected Stops: Somerville Ave @ Union Square ( inbound) Connection Points: Inbound 51 Bow St 25 Webster Ave @ Newton Street Outbound: Somerville Ave between Stone Ave and Prospect(Temporary Stop)

Route 87 inbound detoured beginning Tue Feb 19 through late July 2019 due to closure of Somerville Ave EB at Union Square for construction. 3 bus stops closed.

Route 87 omits Somerville Ave EB between Dane St and Union Square. Affected routes: 87 Affected Stops: Somerville Ave opp School St (#2594 inbound) Somerville Ave @ Carlton St (#2595 inbound) Somerville Ave @ Union Square (#2510 inbound) Connection Points: Somerville Ave opp Loring St (#2593 inbound) Somerville Ave @ Prospect St (#2597 inbound)

Interior escalators at Route 128 Station will be closed for replacement beginning February 16. Stairs and elevators will remain open. Work is expected to be completed in early Fall 2019.

Affected routes: Providence/Stoughton Line

Shuttle buses replace Green Line D service between Kenmore and Reservoir during weekends through March 24, excluding March 16-17. The work for this weekend, February 16-17, has been cancelled.

Customers should anticipate adding 15 minutes to their normal trip during this time. We are improving Green Line resiliency by installing flood mitigation and prevention measures, including large steel doors at the entrance to the subway tunnel. Learn more at https://www.mbta.com/fenwayportal and https://www.mbta.com/GreenLineD-shuttles If you have questions and concerns regarding the Fenway Portal Project, please email FenwayPortalProject@mbta.com. All shuttle bus stops are accessible to persons with disabilities. Please note, there will be NO shuttle bus service to Beaconsfield Station. Customers should use Reservoir (9 minute walk) or Dean Road on the C Branch (2 minute walk). Affected stops: Kenmore Fenway Longwood Brookline Village Brookline Hills Beaconsfield Reservoir

Through early March, ramp repair will take place at Winchester Station between 7 am and 3 pm. Please follow posted signage and allow extra time as station entrances and exits are expected to change.

Affected routes: Haverhill Line Lowell Line

World Trade Center Escalator 403 (South Station platform to lobby) unavailable due to maintenance

Effective February 11 at 12:00 PM, bus routes leaving Malden Station will resume their regular routing through the intersection at Centre Street and Commercial Street.

Thanks to the immediate and effective response by City of Malden Officials and MBTA Operations, the intersection at Centre Street and Commercial Street will once again be utilized by bus routes exiting Malden Station. All routes that formerly utilized Centre Street will resume operations through Centre Street starting Monday, February 11, at 12:00 PM. Affected routes: 101 104 105 106 108 131 136 137 411 430

World Trade Center Escalator 404 (Airport/Design Center platform to lobby) unavailable due to maintenance

Central Elevator 860 (Alewife platform to street) unavailable due to maintenance

If exiting at Central Square, exit the train one stop prior at Kendall/MIT. Use call box or see station attendant to request bus shuttle to Central. If boarding at Central Square, use call box or see station attendant to request shuttle to Kendall/MIT for RL service to Alewife. Alternatively, utilize route 1 bus service to Harvard Square. Be mindful, elevator 861 on Ashmont/Braintree platform of Central is also unavailable due to replacement.

Green Line D branch notice: We are experiencing an issue with GPS tracking on D branch trains in the Newton area.

We are working with our vendor to solve GPS tracking on D branch trains in the Newton area. We have deactivated countdown clocks at some D branch stations so that we are not providing incorrect predictions. Thank you for your patience as we work to resolve this issue.

Commonwealth Ave @ Babcock St (inbound) stop has temporarily moved to Commonwealth Ave @ Crowninshield Rd due to construction until further notice.

Affected routes: 57 57A

Andrew Elevator 872 (Unpaid lobby to street), Elevator 879 (Ashmont/Braintree platform to paid lobby), and Elevator 880 (Alewife platform to paid lobby) are out of service through spring 2019 while they are replaced.

Customers looking to exit the Red Line at Andrew should exit at Broadway and utilize a station call box or see station personnel to request shuttle bus service to Andrew. Shuttle bus pick-up is located on the Dorchester Avenue side of Broadway Station. Customers looking to board at Andrew should utilize shuttle bus service to Broadway to make Red Line connections. The elevators are being taken out of service to facilitate a full replacement of the elevator lifts, hydraulics, and electrical systems.

Alewife Elevator 813 (Platform to main lobby) unavailable through Spring 2019 to be replaced.

Please use Elevator 961 (Platform to Russell Field, Rindge Avenue) at the opposite end of the platform/lobby.

Harvard Elevator 821 (Lobby to Harvard Square) is out of service through Spring 2019 to allow for this unit to be replaced.

Please use Harvard Square Elevator 973 at end of upper busway (Brattle Square at Brattle and Mount Auburn Streets).

Central Elevator 861 (Ashmont/Braintree platform to street) is out of service through Spring 2019 to allow for this unit to be replaced.

If exiting at Central Square, continue to Kendall Station and utilize free shuttle bus service to Central Square. The shuttle pick-up location is on Main St. near the station entrance for the Alewife platform. Please see station personnel or utilize a station call box to request the shuttle. If boarding at Central Square, utilize free shuttle bus for service to Kendall Station. The shuttle pick-up location is on Massachusetts Ave. near Elevator 861. Please see station personnel or utilize the station call box at street-level to request the shuttle.

Please board all peak inbound Worcester Line trains on the outbound platforms at Wellesley Farms through Framingham stations weekdays from 3:30 pm until 7:45 pm.

Please follow these boarding instructions Monday - Friday unless noted otherwise or if operating on a holiday schedule. Affected direction: Inbound Affected stops: Wellesley Farms Wellesley Hills Wellesley Square Natick Center West Natick Framingham 520 (3:50 pm from Worcester) 522 (5:20 pm from Worcester) 592 (5:40 pm from Framingham) 524 (6:05 pm from Worcester) 594 (6:20 pm from Framingham) 596 (7:05 pm from Framingham)

As of October 19, Cambridge St @ Harvard Ave (inbound) stop will move to the far side of the intersection due to construction.

This stop move will be in effect through early 2020. Affected routes: 64 66 501 503

Please board all peak outbound Worcester Line trains on the inbound platforms at Wellesley Farms through Framingham stations weekdays from 3:30 pm until 7:45 pm.

Please follow these boarding instructions Monday - Friday unless noted otherwise or if operating on a holiday schedule. Affected direction: Outbound Affected stops: Wellesley Farms Wellesley Hills Wellesley Square Natick Center West Natick Framingham Affected trips: 517 (3:30 pm from South Station) 519 (4:20 pm from South Station) 591 (4:30 pm from South Station) 521 (5:00 pm from South Station) 593 (5:10 pm from South Station) 523 (5:40 pm from South Station) 595 (5:50 pm from South Station) 525 (6:15 pm from South Station) 527 (6:45 pm from South Station)

Please board all peak inbound Worcester Line trains on the outbound platform at Yawkey weekdays from 3:30 pm until 7:30 pm.

Please follow these boarding instructions Monday - Friday unless otherwise noted or if operating on a holiday schedule. Affected direction: Inbound Affected stops: Yawkey Affected trips: 520 (3:50 pm from Worcester) 522 (5:20 pm from Worcester) 592 (5:40 pm from Framingham) 524 (6:05 pm from Worcester) 594 (6:20 pm from Framingham) 596 (7:05 pm from Framingham) 526 (7:20 pm from Worcester)

State Elevator 802 (Oak Grove platform to Forest Hills, Wonderland platforms) unavailable

Please use adjacent State Street Elevator 967.

The Beacon Street entrance to Yawkey Station is closed for approximately one year, through December 2019, due to the Fenway Center construction project. Access will be via Maitland Street and David Ortiz Drive.

Be mindful with information from conductors regarding which doors are available for de-boarding as construction may affect which doors open at Yawkey Station. Affected routes: Framingham/Worcester Line

E Berkeley St @ Harrison Ave (inbound - Stop #36538) closed through June 2020, due to long-term construction.

Utilize E Berkeley St @ Washington St (Stop #36541) for inbound service.

The pedestrian bridge at the Braintree Parking Garage will be closed through Summer 2020 due to construction.

For access to Braintree Station during this closure, travel down to the first floor and use the pedestrian crosswalk to enter the station at the street level. This closure is due to the South Shore Parking Garages Improvements and Renovations Project. The pedestrian bridge will be replaced by a new garage lobby featuring elevators and stairwells. Affected routes: Red Line North Quincy-Braintree shuttle 210 230 236 Middleborough/Lakeville Line Kingston/Plymouth Line

During the construction at Quincy Center, use Hancock Street to pick-up or drop-off passengers.

Affected routes: Red Line

The pedestrian walkway near Kendall/MIT Station (inbound) is closed until further notice due to MIT construction.

Access to the Kendall/MIT Station will remain open and accessible on the Main Street side of the station throughout this construction. The pedestrian plaza between Carleton Street and Main Street in Kendall Square will be closed due to the construction of an underground garage. Customers are encouraged to utilize alternative paths to/from the station using the paths on Ames Street, Dock Street, or Wadsworth Street. Affected routes: Red Line

Beginning Sunday, February 17, the North Quincy Hancock Street Parking Lot will be reduced to 260 parking spots due to construction of a new garage and mixed retail and residential use building.

During garage construction, 592 spots at the North Quincy Hancock Street lot will be unavailable. More than 600 spots will be available in two surface lots: 350 spots at Newport Avenue lot 260 spots at Hancock Street lot Alternative parking and travel options include: 423 spots at Wollaston Station during the station closure, with free shuttle service between North Quincy, Quincy Center, and Wollaston Stations.