MBTA flipping the switch on underground Green Line countdown clock
Starting today, the wait for the Green Line after a Red Sox game will be a little less vexing.
The MBTA is activating a countdown sign at the Kenmore station this morning, letting riders know how long before their trolley will arrive.
It’s the first underground timer on the Green Line after above-ground signs were installed earlier this year on the D branch. The Red, Orange, and Blue lines have all been fully outfitted with countdown signs since early 2014, after the T began rolling the digital hourglasses out in 2012.
The rest of the underground Green Line stations will be outfitted with the countdown signs in the coming months, starting with a trip one stop down the tunnel from Kenmore: the Hynes station will see its clocks turned on next week, according to the MBTA.
The installation of Green Line tracking technology was funded by a $13.4 million grant issued by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation in 2012, according to MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo.
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