Underneath the old Massachusetts State House, crews were cutting out and replacing nearly a half-mile of track on the Orange Line. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker got a look at the track work Saturday, which the MBTA has decided requires part of the Orange Line to be shut down over six weekends this fall.The governor admitted he was a bit worried when the MBTA came to him with the idea of weekend closures. Baker now says he understands this is the best way to do such extensive work, especially in such tight spaces where the only way to bring in equipment and supplies is through the tunnels the trains use. "I think you're going to see more of this," Baker told WCVB. To get around the work zone, the MBTA is detouring passengers onto the Green Line and using shuttle buses.The weekend closures are scheduled to last through the second weekend of November.Without closures, the transit agency says the work would have stretched out over nearly a year.

Underneath the old Massachusetts State House, crews were cutting out and replacing nearly a half-mile of track on the Orange Line.


Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker got a look at the track work Saturday, which the MBTA has decided requires part of the Orange Line to be shut down over six weekends this fall.

The governor admitted he was a bit worried when the MBTA came to him with the idea of weekend closures.

Baker now says he understands this is the best way to do such extensive work, especially in such tight spaces where the only way to bring in equipment and supplies is through the tunnels the trains use. "I think you're going to see more of this," Baker told WCVB.

To get around the work zone, the MBTA is detouring passengers onto the Green Line and using shuttle buses.

The weekend closures are scheduled to last through the second weekend of November.

Without closures, the transit agency says the work would have stretched out over nearly a year.