Concrete Falls Onto Platform In Silver Line Station: MBTA

BOSTON, MA — The MBTA Silver Line Tunnel is closed after a concrete slab fell onto a station platform, the MBTA announced Wednesday night.

"In the interest of public safety, the MBTA closed the Silver Line tunnel from South Station to Silver Line Way," the MBTA said in a statement.

The MBTA said construction on Congress Street next to the World Trade Center Station loosened the pieces that fell onto the inbound platform.

There were no known injuries as a result of this incident.

MBTA officials said they ordered an engineering assessment to determine the extent of any structural damage that may have been caused by the adjacent construction project.

Out of an abundance of caution for T customers and employees, the MBTA has closed the Silver Line tunnel from South Station to Silver Line Way until that assessment is complete, officials said.

The MBTA is running replacement bus service on surface streets until the tunnel is cleared for safe use. Buses will continue stopping at all normal stops between South Station and Silver Line Way. The T said it has deployed additional personnel at each station to provide customer assistance.

This comes just after construction prompted a Silver Line Detour this afternoon, too.

Updates to come.

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