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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — The MBTA will soon be completely slow zone-free for the first time in decades.
This comes after a two-week long Green Line closure between North Station and Medford/Tufts for crews to address the last speed restrictions on the transit system.
This is part of the 13 months long Track Improvement Program, where the agency addressed 226 slow zone across the T.
The MBTA dashboard shows two speed restriction markers on the Orange Line.
According to a statement from MBTA to WBZ NewsRadio, Red, Blue, and Green Lines are all slow zone free. Scheduled maintenance on the Orange Line was delayed due to the snow.
"Welding work was planned last night to address a speed restriction at Forest Hills, but it had to be rescheduled for tonight due to the snow," a spokesperson told WBZ NewsRadio in a statement. "The MBTA anticipates clearing the Orange Line restriction by [Sunday] morning."
They added that temporary speed restrictions are normal and needed occasionally to respond to any track issues that may arise.
Last month, the agency successfully eliminated all the speed restrictions on the Red Line for the first time in 20 years. According to a GM report presented to the MBTA Board last month, the Track Improvement Program has increased overall efficiency on scheduled trips and decreased wait time on nearly all lines.
The MBTA started Phase 1 implementation of the Bus Network Redesign on Dec. 15, which aims to improve bus service reliability, frequency, and connectivity. Service changes are in effect to six routes, including 86, 104, 109, 110, 116 and 117.
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