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Six days after the incident that prompted major delays on the Blue, Green and Orange Lines, the MBTA said its power department determined that a joint in the roughly seven-mile long feeder cable was to blame.
The MBTA is offering free subway fare between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Thursday in light of a power outage that disrupted the morning commute.
MBTA General Manager Phil Eng said the power outage that left commuters stranded throughout Boston on Thursday morning was caused by a faulty feeder cable that tripped the system's circuit breakers.
“This administration is not going to be about kicking the can down the road, which frankly is what has happened for far too long — for years, decades, right? It’s why we’re in the hole that we have been in that we’re digging out of, ” Gov. Maura Healey said Monday.
A trio of MBTA bus routes in Boston will continue to operate without charging fares for another two years thanks to an investment of more than $8 million from the city, Mayor Michelle Wu announced Tuesday.