The new general manager said Thursday that the MBTA has made 'some further progress' on lifting the slow zones, but 'we have a lot more to do.'
Battiston did not reply to a question about how essential this work is, and if the lines have been operating without that work since riders started taking the trains last year.
On the Blue Line, where service shut down early on eight nights over the past month to give crews more time for repairs, slow zones have been eliminated on the mainland Boston side of the tracks. Through lifting the nine slow zones, eastbound travelers are arriving at their destinations about 10 minutes earlier than they were a month ago, according to Eng. Westbound travelers are getting five to six minutes back, and headways between trains are now at six minutes or less.
"As we consider our strategy for lifting speed restrictions system-wide, we know that not all speed restrictions are created equal," Eng said."We are prioritizing work on those restrictions that are the slowest and impact the trip the most. We will be focusing on those that have the greatest impact to our riders' trips, and lifting them where we can to give them the greatest improvements in their travel times.
To address this issue, the T's fiscal 2023 operating budget staffing plan called for hiring 1,759 new staff, increasing the MBTA's operations headcount by a net 1,091 after accounting for backfilling vacancies.
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