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Adjustments to bus service take effect March 14. (Jenna Fisher/Patch)
ARLINGTON, MA The MBTA has refined the service adjustments as part of its Forging Ahead initiative, announcing that changes to bus service will go into effect March 14. Fares are not proposed to increase at this time.
The following bus service changes were approved by the MBTA s Fiscal Management and Control Board (FMCB) in December:
Suspension of service on Route 79 (Arlington Heights to Alewife Station)
Consolidation of Routes 78 & 84 (Arlmont Village to Harvard Station and Arlmont Village to Alewife Station)
Consolidation of Routes 62 & 76 (Bedford VA Hospital to Alewife Station and Hanscom Air Force Base to Alewife Station)
Fitchburg commuter rail line to bus passengers between Boston and Littleton
Updated Feb 09, 2021;
By Michael P. Norton | State House News Service
For two months, beginning on March 1, users of the Fitchburg commuter rail line will need to use replacement bus service over a long stretch of the line, a switch that will add to travel times.
The MBTA on Monday announced its plans, which will affect service from the Littleton/Rte. 495 station through stops in Acton, Concord, Lincoln, Waltham and Belmont, with bus service delivering passengers to Alewife Station on the Red Line.
The T says the diversion is needed to install anti-collision train technology, federally mandated work that the agency says will be completed over six months instead of a projected 12-month timeline if executed with a weekends-only schedule.
Wicked Local
With use of the MBTA down since the pandemic started, the MBTA has announced a significant rollback in services across Greater Boston as part of its Forging Ahead plan, leading to several bus routes in Arlington either being suspended or reduced.
The changes to service in Arlington include:
Suspend service on Route 79 (Arlington Heights to Alewife Station)
Suspend service on Route 80 (Arlington Center to Lechmere Station), contingent upon completion of the Green Line Extension
Consolidate Routes 78 & 84 (Arlmont Village to Harvard Station and Arlmont Village to Alewife Station)
Consolidate Routes 62 & 76 (Bedford VA Hospital to Alewife Station and Hanscom Air Force Base to Alewife Station)