A summer of disruptive repairs looms on Mass. roads, rails

About this episode

The episode discusses upcoming repairs and accessibility improvements on Massachusetts roads and rail systems during the summer.

This summer, the MBTA begins a push to make more of its Green Line stations accessible to people with disabilities, and MassDOT hopes to complete a round of repairs to the Storrow Drive tunnel.

Topics covered

• transportation
• accessibility
• public transit
• infrastructure
• repairs

Keywords

• MBTA
• Green Line
• accessibility
• MassDOT
• Storrow Drive
• repairs
• public transit

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MBTA, MassDOT

Places: Storrow Drive, Mass.

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