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🌱 Patch AM: How the 11-day Orange Line shutdown will affect Back Bay riders

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In today's newsletter:

  • How the 11-day Orange Line shutdown will affect Back Bay riders

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  • Tuesday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-shower, with a high of 77 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 85, low: 67.
  • Thursday: Humid; a p.m. shower possible, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Orange Line is about to shut down for 11 days. Here's what to know. (bostonglobe.com) — Orange Line service will shut down for 11 days, and Back Bay riders are urged to walk to nearby Copley Station to use extra Green Line trains between North Station and Copley. Crews will use the closure to replace track components, relocate signal equipment, and complete platform, drainage, and station upgrades along the line. Riders can track updates through T-Alerts, the MBTA website, and social media.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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