Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) recently completed infrastructure improvements along the Green Line C branch.
“We made a commitment to the public to implement an additional layer of safety with the new Green Line Train Protection System; work that had been delayed for far too long prior to this administration,” MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng said. “Not only did we complete the installation along the C Branch track infrastructure as part of this most recent diversion but we delivered critical accessibility upgrades at street-level stops to allow all that want and need to use transit, the ability to do so. The work accomplished on the C branch this month is another step closer to a modernized transit system.”
The Green Line is the oldest light rail subway line in the United States, and nearly all its stations were built before the Americans with Disabilities Act. Upgrades included removing existing platforms and replacing them with accessible platforms, sloped walkways and improved lighting. Other work included track improvements, concrete repairs, power maintenance and revitalization, and paving work.
The work, completed during 12 consecutive days of shuttle bus service replacement between Kenmore and Cleveland Circle, was part of the C Branch Accessibility Improvements Project.