<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=144S2V_1Gxj1H0r00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=144S2V_1Gxj1H0r00" width="1200" height="675" >A weeklong partial shutdown of the MBTA's Green Line is creating headaches for some commuters reporting significantly longer travel times and others encountering crowded trains as passengers seek alternative routes.The latest round of construction along the Green Line's central subway tunnel is affecting more than 30 stops across all four branches. The shutdown, which is scheduled to last through Nov. 15, is allowing crews to complete critical signal upgrades.In the meantime, commuters are being redirected to shuttle buses, adding time and confusion to their daily routines."Every other day, there's a shuttle bus right here. Now, there's a shuttle bus right there. It's just a lot of confusion," said Haley Serene, who relies on the MBTA to get to and from school.Serene said the disruption has made it difficult to determine the quickest route to class, with her commute taking up to an additional half-hour.Micael Moreno, who travels from Brighton to UMass Boston, reported similar delays."It adds like, 20 to 30 more minutes," Moreno said.While frustrated by the inconvenience, Moreno acknowledged that the timing of the construction could be worse."At least climate isn't that crazy right now," he said when asked whether he preferred the work happening now rather than during the winter.The disruption is also being felt beyond the Green Line.Mac Carvalho, owner and CEO of My Authentic Colors, recorded cellphone video Saturday evening showing what he described as unusually crowded conditions on the Orange Line near Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood."It was just strange to me that going off the Orange Line, it was that crowded, and I don't even think my video even captured how crowded it was," Carvalho said.He shared the video to warn other commuters about possible packed trains."If you're someone who's like me, who doesn't love crowds, who feels like being packed in like sardines is a lot and you can't handle it, just as a heads up, like, 'This is what's happening, maybe seek alternate routes,'" he said.Michael Nevin, who was affected by the disruption, questioned why more of the construction could not take place on weekends."It makes more sense to do it on the weekends, when people aren't relying on it to get to work, but it's going to happen at some point," Nevin conceded.Others are taking a more understanding approach like Candy Schwartz, a regular MBTA commuter."I don't really mind that the shuttles are operating because there's a ton of work that needs to be done on the Green Line, on my Green Line, and they're trying to do it as best as they can without disrupting life," Schwartz said.The MBTA is advising passengers to allow extra time for their journeys and anticipate delays of at least 25 minutes while shuttle buses replace portions of regular train service.</div></body>

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A weeklong partial shutdown of the MBTA's Green Line is creating headaches for some commuters reporting significantly longer travel times and others encountering crowded trains as passengers seek alternative routes. The latest round of construction along the Green Line's central subway tunnel is affecting more than 30 stops across all...

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MBTA riders delayed by partial shutdown on Green Line

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