HAPPENING NOW: Boston city officials are discussing their plans for the return to school amid the 30-day Orange Line shutdown. Watch:
Families have also been given the option to apply for a waiver to get seventh and eighth-grade students back on district school buses during the shutdown.
The district is waiting to see if the MBTA can accommodate a request to offer student-specific shuttles to certain schools. In the meantime, they have reworked bus routes and negotiated with the union that represents bus drivers to create more flexibility in the system, particularly when things are running late.
Additionally, the district has plans to contract with additional vendors to drive 70 transport vans on certain routes outside the city limits. The Orange Line normally handles about 100,000 trips per weekday, according to the MBTA. In addition to bringing commuters to work every day, visitors also use the Orange Line to access many top tourist destinations.
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