MBTA Updates

Effective June 21, regular weekday service will operate on the Blue Line; increased weekday service will operate on the Red, Orange, Green, and Mattapan Lines; and service will increase for nearly 60 bus routes. On June 22, Commuter Rail service will be increased and ferry service will resume on weekdays.

While passenger volume continues to be just a fraction of pre-pandemic levels, the MBTA will continue to closely monitor ridership and undesirable crowding in excess of recently-adopted thresholds and, when possible, make adjustments. Weekday service will be added to nearly 60 high-demand routes, including Routes 1, 22, 23, 28, 57, 66, 111, 116, 117, and dozens more. Bus service has also been tailored to specifically allow for operational flexibility, giving dispatchers the ability to make adjustments in response to changing ridership demands and to alleviate crowding. The MBTA will operate a full complement of buses, including 30% reserved to be deployed where there is increased demand for service. Crowding will be closely monitored with these flexible buses deployed as needed.

For MBTA up-to-the-minute service alerts see the agency twitter here

Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA) Updates

• NOTICE OF SERVICE CHANGES EFFECTIVE MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2020

  Fall River – Weekdays & Saturdays

  Route 2 – North Main

  The first outbound trip will leave the terminal at 6:30 AM; the last inbound trip will leave Four Winds at 6:52 PM. Service will operate every thirty-minutes. Service has been added to Commerce Drive on the 6:30 AM and 8:30 AM outbound trips and 3:55 PM and 4:55 PM inbound trips.

  New Bedford – Weekday

  Route 1 – Fort Rodman

  The first outbound trip will leave the terminal at 6:55 AM; the last inbound trip will leave Brock Ave. and Coral St. at 5:05 PM. Service will operate every thirty-minutes.

  Route 2 – Lund’s Corner

  The first outbound trip will leave the terminal at 6:35 AM; the last inbound trip will leave Lund’s Corner at 5:32 PM. Service will operate every thirty-minutes. The route will no longer serve Acushnet Ave. between Hillman St. and Logan St. and will serve Purchase St. to Logan St. and return to its route at North Front Street.

  The Route 2 and Route 11 service has been coordinated to provide an inbound trip leaving Market Basket every fifteen minutes.

  Route 3 – Dartmouth Street

  Service will operate every thirty-minutes.

  Route 4 – Ashley Boulevard

  Service has been added to the New Bedford Industrial Park with outbound trips leaving the terminal at 6:05 AM and 3:15 PM; inbound trips will leave the Industrial Park at 6:35 AM and 3:45 PM.

  Route 9 – New Bedford/Fall River

  The route will resume operating every thirty-minutes between 9:30 AM 5:30 PM.

  Route 11 – Fairhaven

  The route will no longer serve Herman Melville Blvd and will serve Acushnet Ave. between Hillman St. and Logan St. and return to the normal route at North Front St. and Logan St. Service to Melville Towers will be provided at the stops on Hillman St.

  The Route 2 and Route 11 service has been coordinated to provide an inbound trip leaving Market Basket every fifteen minutes.

  Intercity Express

  A new express service between New Bedford and Fall River will begin Monday, June 22, 2020 and offer non-stop service between the New Bedford Terminal and the Fall River Terminal. The Intercity Express will operate hourly and a one-way trip between terminals will be approximately twenty-minutes. The express bus will travel on Interstate 195 between New Bedford and Fall River, stopping only at the terminals.

• SRTA now requires face masks for passengers
• For more info. see the agency website HERE

MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA) Updates

• MWRTA is running on a modified schedule until further notice
• MWRTA now requires face masks for passengers
• For more schedule info. see the agency website HERE

Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) Updates 

• RIPTA is asking passengers to wear cloth face masks on board
• To help ensure that there is enough room for proper social distancing, we have reduced the number of passengers on board.
  No more than 15 passengers will be allowed on any fixed-route bus.
• For more COVID updates as well as schedule info. see the agency website HERE

Lowell Regional Transit Authority (LRTA) Updates

• The LRTA is providing transportation for ESSENTIAL TRIPS ONLY.
• Riders must be traveling to an essential destination. All riders are required to exit the bus at the end of its route. Multiple or consecutive round trips are not permitted and riders who appear to be loitering on the bus will be asked to deboard.
• See the agency website for more info.

Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority (MVRTA) Updates 

• Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority has made service reductions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
• In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, all passengers are REQUIRED to wear a nose and mouth covering on-board ALL MVRTA VEHICLES AND WAITING AREAS as of Wednesday, May 6, 2020
• See the agency website for more info. on schedules and updates