MBTA Contractor Proposes Overnight Shutdown To Fix Green Line Extension Tracks

By Kristina Rex, CBS Boston

October 25, 2023

BOSTON - In its first meeting since General Manager Phillip Eng revealed serious issues with the tracks along 65% of the Green Line extension, the MBTA Advisory Board heard from Eng about the issues and the plan to fix it.

Eng explained that the gauges along the tracks were pre-made too tight, leading the rails to be a fraction of an inch too close together along a large portion of the brand-new extension. While the rails are only about a credit card width too close together, the mistake was enough to warrant slowing the trains down to walking speed for a number of weeks.

Eng revealed not only the issue that he learned about in the last month but told journalists and the public that the prior MBTA administration and those working on the project were aware of these issues as early as April 2021 but did not pass along the message.

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