BOSTON (WHDH) – The MBTA has suspended Green Line and Orange Line service in the area of Government Center until further notice as engineers inspect the area following a deadly collapse of the Government Center parking garage on Saturday, authorities said.
The partial collapse killed a construction worker who was at the scene during the ongoing demolition of the garage.
A crane and at least 25 tons of debris fells nine stories from the garage and landed near the Haymarket MBTA stop, above subway tunnels, and engineers are examining the tunnels and other infrastructure to determine if they are sound, according to officials.
Orange Line service is suspended between North Station and Back Bay, while Green Line service will not operate between North Station and Government Center.
Shuttle buses are running between North Station and Government Center. The 92, 93, and 111 buses are being diverted from Haymarket to North Station.
Rail service will not resume until a team of engineers can confirm that subway travel in the tunnels below the collapse site is safe, according to MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak.
“The collapse essentially happened directly over our tunnels,” Poftak told 7NEWS. “Right now there’s a process going on where the parties that are involved with the parking garage work are making sure that that building is secure…Right now we can’t get into the tunnels to inspect them.”
Many T riders weren’t pleased with the disruption in service.
“Nobody has time to be going through all of this,” one disgruntled commuter said. “Too many problems. That’s like a headache to me.”
Transit officials said the suspension could last for several days.
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