Newton’s Second Green Line Closure Underway

NEWTON, MA — The second of three 9-day closures of the Green Line D Branch in Newton is underway as of Saturday, Oct. 2 and will continue through Sunday, Oct. 16.

Shuttle buses will replace train service for the next two weeks. Following the completion of the second closure, regular service will resume for five days until the third and final full-access closure begins on Saturday, Oct. 22 and runs through Sunday, Oct. 30.

Adjacent projects are also happening along the Green Line during this time, the MBTA said. These projects include tree removal work between Chestnut Hill and Newton Highland Stations and work on the Carlton Street Footbridge Rehabilitation project in Brookline.

During the first Green Line D Branch closure, the MBTA’s Capital Transformation team replaced approximately 2,000 feet of track on the D Branch and installed Green Line Train Protection System (GLTPS) equipment along the tracks. The track was fully reconstructed at Woodland Station and two pedestrian track crossings were replaced, one at each end of the station’s platform.

In addition, the MBTA’s Capital Transformation team collaborated with other departments and partners to begin additional improvements, including installing security cameras at the Fenway Portal, upgrading signals between Reservoir and Fenway Stations, repairing track between Chestnut Hill and Newton Highlands Stations, painting power poles and benches, and conducting lighting improvements at several D Branch stations.

Commuters should note that the parking lots at Waban and Eliot Stations will be closed for the duration of the closures. There will be no access to Waban and Eliot Stations during construction and pedestrians should use nearby streets as an alternative to the stations’ track crossings to get to the other side of the tracks.

For the latest information on service changes, visit the D Branch Alerts page.