This summer, Massachusetts transportation officials are closing the Sumner Tunnel — one of Boston’s major main thoroughfares and the major travel route to Logan Airport.
The Green Line Extension will not shut down later this month, as originally planned, a spokesperson for Gov. Maura Healey announced Wednesday. Service along the extension<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/green-line-extension-will-not-close-later-this-month-construction-postponed-officials-announce/">Read More</a>
A spokesperson for Healey's office said transportation leaders did not want the originally planned 42-day closure between Union Square and Lechmere stations to take place at the same time as the Sumner Tunnel closure, which began Wednesday and is expected to bring major traffic to the region's already-congested roads.
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The office of Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey says MassDOT determined it would be safe to delay repair work on the Squire Bridge, which would have suspended.