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Governor Healy announces MBTA has eliminated systemwide 'slow zones,' cites large time savings for riders
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Governor Healy and MBTA officials said the MBTA has removed all systemwide slow zones for the first time in about 20 years, citing per-line travel-time savings and an estimated 2.4 million minutes regained for riders each weekday; officials said signal upgrades and other work will continue, with key signal work targeted for early 2026.
BOSTON — Governor Healy onstage with Massachusetts and federal transportation officials announced that the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has removed all systemwide “slow zones,” a move the administration and the MBTA said will shorten commutes and improve reliability for riders.
“Heavy thanks to Phil and his team,” Governor Healy said, listing per-line travel-time improvements she said engineers measured: about 4 minutes on the Blue Line, 9 minutes on the Green Line, 21 minutes on the Orange Line and a full hour on the Red Line. She said those per-line gains add up to a total the administration reported as roughly 2,400,000 minutes saved across riders every weekday and described the change as generating an economic boost of…
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