MBTA authorities have announced it will partially close two of its primary subway lines as it performs essential maintenance work this month.
The closures will affect a central section of the Red Line through downtown Boston on two weekends, plus a stretch of the Orange Line between Back Bay and Medford on a third weekend. Additionally, the T will close the Framingham and Worcester commuter rail line between Framingham and South Station during the weekend of July 26 and 27 to upgrade rider accessibility.
Red Line
According to a MassLive report, the Red Line subway service between Kendall and the MIT station in Cambridge and the JFK and UMass station in Dorchester will be suspended and replaced with shuttle buses for two weekends this month.
The first closure will begin on Thursday, July 10, at 8:30 p.m. and continues through the weekend. Service will resume on Monday morning, July 14. The T will also institute a closure on the following weekend, beginning at 8:30 p.m. on July 17 and lasting through the end of the weekend…