Red Line Delayed by Smoke, Signal Problems After MBTA Touts "Successful" 10-Day Shutdown for Repair Work

Red Line delayed by smoke, signal problems after MBTA touts "successful" 10-day shutdown for repair work

The Red Line is back open after a 10-day shutdown for repairs, but Boston-area MBTA riders weren't going anywhere fast on Friday.

MBTA Successfully Completes Latest Infrastructure Work on Red Line

Crews replaced 24 primary floating slabs and 13 secondary floating slabs that were about 45 years old and completed over 3,600 feet of rail replacements throughout the entire shutdown area, 950 feet of full-depth track replacement at Central (which replaces and upgrades all track, ties, and rail-related infrastructure in both directions at the station), 160 ties, and 3,290 feet of surfacing along complicated track sections.