Traffic & Transit
MBTA Board Expected To Vote On Scaled-Back Service Cuts Proposal
The agency released a new plan Monday, ahead of a vote for cuts that would go into effect next month.
BOSTON (CBS) – The MBTA’s Fiscal and Management Control Board is expected to vote Monday afternoon on a series of scaled-back service cuts after the T’s original proposal was widely criticized as too drastic.
The new proposal calls for a 20% reduction in service to Green, Orange and Red Lines, but only a 5% reduction in Blue Line service during lower ridership times. Last month, the agency proposed stopping commuter rail service after 9 p.m. on weekdays and getting rid of it completely on weekends. Ferry service and 25 bus routes would be eliminated. The T’s subway lines would run less frequently and subway and bus service would stop at midnight.