![]() ![]() “These issues did not happen overnight,” Thompson said. Stacy Thompson, LivableStreets executive director, said she expects slow zones to persist for a “couple of years” across many different lines. Twenty-three slow zones cover 12.8% of the track, narrowly beating out the 11.9% of speed-restricted track on the Red Line, the report stated. The Orange Line, which was shut down for 30 days last summer for track repairs, is the most speed-restricted percentage-wise. Trains are still traveling the slowest on parts of the Green Line, which has 18 total restrictions, limiting speeds to 3, 5, 6 and 10 mph over 1.5 miles of track. ![]() A 10 mph and 25 mph restriction are in place on the Blue Line, covering 1,046 feet of track, the report stated. Trains are traveling 10 to 25 mph in those speed-restricted areas on the Red and Mattapan Lines. Three speed restrictions are also in place on the Mattapan Line, a trolley system that is part of the Red Line. Five miles of Red Line track was speed-restricted as of Feb. ![]()
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