Tuesday, June 18, 2013
See which routes will be impacted.
The 1 Bus route which runs through Back Bay will be part of an MBTA plan to make the busiest bus routes faster. The MBTA’s Key Bus Routes Improvement Plan began Monday and will include the 15 busiest routes, according to a statement from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Here is a list of the routes impacted and their start/end dates (provided by MassDOT): Projected Work Dates for Key Bus Routes Route 1 – July 1 – July 25 Route 15 – June 24 – July 12 Route 22 – June 17 – July 17 Route 23 – June 17 – July Route 28 – June 17 – Aug. 30 Route 32 – June 24 – Aug. 8 Route 39 – July – August Route 57 – July 15 – Aug. 30 Route 66 – June 24 – Aug. 1 Routes 71-73 – Aug. 1 – Aug. 30 Route 77 – July 25 – Aug. 26 Route 111 – Aug. 9 – Aug…
Monday, May 20, 2013
Ahead of the Memorial Day travel season, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation has joined with AAA to make EZ-Pass transponders more readily available.
With the summer travel season coming up, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation wants drivers to cut back on cash and link up to the EZ-Pass system. MassDOT has joined AAA of Southern New England to make EZ-Pass transponders available at over 15 AAA offices, according to a press statement Thursday. According to the statement, there are still over 155,000 daily cash transactions on toll roads throughout Massachusetts. With the state heading toward a cashless toll system beginning with the removal of cash tollbooths on the Tobin Bridge in early 2014, state transportation officials are encouraging motorists to get ahead of the changes by enrolling in the EZ-Pass program early. “The availability of transponders at AAA branches is one …
Monday, April 29, 2013
The twice-daily express commuter rail made its debut Monday.
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation alongside other agencies launched a new express commuter train between Worcester and Boston Monday morning. The train runs along the Worcester/Framingham line twice daily: once toward Boston during the morning commuter and once toward Worcester in the afternoon, according to MBTA.com. During weekday mornings the train will depart from Worcester’s Union Station at 6:20 a.m., make a stop in Framingham at 7 a.m., make another stop at Back Bay Station at 7:37 a.m. and finish the run at South Station at 7:43 a.m. In the afternoon, the train will depart from South Station at 5:35 p.m., stop at Back Bay Station at 5:41 p.m., make a stop in Framingham at 6:13 p.m. and finish in Worcester at 6:43 p.m. …
Saturday, December 22, 2012
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is urging residents to drive safety and use public transportation.
During the holidays, we're all in a rush to get to our respective celebrations and enjoy the holidays. But also during this time of the year, the weather doesn't always cooperate. Information for Drivers With some wintry weather in the forecast, drivers should be prepared to encounter varying roadway conditions as they head to their holiday destinations, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT.) MassDOT encourages residents and visitors to drive safely and use public transportation where possible during the upcoming holidays. Although holiday traffic is the worst around Thanksgiving, road conditions can still get pretty congested during peak travel times. “Historically the days surrounding Christmas and New …
