MBTA says Orange Line slow-downs are over

After 15 years, the Orange Line is finally whizzing along again
It took nearly fifteen years — a period that has seen 12 different general managers at the helm of the MBTA, now led by Phil Eng — but slow zones on the Orange Line, which serve communities from Malden to Jamaica Plain,
The MBTA says Orange Line slow-downs are over after 15 years
Riders can now expect a faster commute when boarding the MBTA Orange Line. T General Manager Phil Eng on Friday declared that the Orange Line is now operating free of slow zones for the first time in 15 years.
Orange Line now without slow zones for the first time in 15 years, MBTA says
Recent shutdowns eliminated the last of the Orange Line's speed restrictions, according to MBTA General Manager Phil Eng.
Thank you event Friday to celebrate end of Orange Line slow zones: Watch live at 9
With all of the slow zones having been lifted on the Orange Line, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll want to thank the MBTA and its riders. They'll join state transportation officials and T workers at 9 a.
Governor, MBTA celebrate elimination of Orange Line slow zones
Recent work and service suspensions allowed crews unencumbered access to track areas, and crews were able to all remaining speed restrictions. Following that work, the Orange Line is now completely free of all speed restrictions for the first time since 2010.
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