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Boston Traffic
Accidents, tunnel and roadway closures, highway reports, infrastructure projects, and what to know before hitting the road.
MBTA
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MBTA
State audit says MBTA staffers lacked training, didn’t complete safety checks
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MBTA
No CharlieCard? No problem: MBTA’s contactless payment system has a start date.
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Local News
Police: Newton man rear-ended MBTA bus in Harvard Square and fled the scene
Readers Weigh In
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Readers Say
Here's how Boston.com readers would describe a Massachusetts driver
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Readers Weigh In
'I have been here for over 20 years and I have hated every stressful minute of it'
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READERS SAY