BOSTON (WHDH) – Crowds poured onto shuttles Monday. A well-known sight that blue line riders had been hoping to keep away from.
“Yeah, I hate it, hah,” mentioned one blue line rider.
Blue line service was scheduled to renew Monday, following a nine-day diversion for infrastructure upgrades.
“It’s been dangerous. I imply, I work two jobs so I’ve to navigate round this,” mentioned one other blue line rider.
Riders say the diversion has prompted a number of disruptions for them.
“Final week, it took me 95 minutes to get into to work and I needed to take a pay reduce as a result of I didn’t get began on time,” mentioned one commuter.
This morning, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) says alerts didn’t work when the system was restored in a single day, which led to delays to morning service.
Whereas the MBTA introduced that problem was fastened, longer wait occasions interrupted commuters all through the day. The MBTA stored the shuttles round to help commuters complaining of overcrowded trains.
“They don’t do a line system right here, so it’s simply individuals shoving themselves onto this bus,” mentioned one commuter.
The MBTA advised 7NEWS, it’s appreciative of riders’ persistence. Commuters say, they’re pissed off.
“I don’t actually really feel like being shoved into the facet of the bus as a result of that occurred to me final week,” mentioned one commuter.
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