The MBTA is reporting delays on the Lowell commuter rail line, while drivers are facing a slow ride into the city during the Tuesday commute around 9:05 a.m., with roadways hampered by rainy and windy conditions.
The T reported Lowell line train 312 was stopped at the West Medford stop due to a “mechanical issue” and is 20 minutes behind schedule around 9:05 a.m. Earlier Tuesday, the T reported delays on the Fitchburg, Worcester, Haverhill, and Newburyport commuter rail lines.
All other rail services were on schedule around 9:08 a.m., according to the T.
On the Green Line’s D branch, regular service resumed around 8:10 a.m., ending the use of shuttle buses between Riverside and Kenmore that began before 6 a.m. after a tree fell onto the tracks in Brookline.
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On the highways, speeds were below 30 miles an hour east, west, and north of Boston around 9:08 a.m., according to Mass511.com. Drivers on the Southeast Expressway, Interstate 93 north of the city and the Massachusetts Turnpike were all below 30 miles an hour in spots along the roadways around 9:08 a.m., according to Mass511.com.
The normal speed limit is in effect on the entire length of the Pike.
MassDOT reported around 8 a.m. that 952 crews were on the roads, especially in the northern, central, and western parts of the state, where colder temperatures are icing roads as a mixture of snow, slush, and rain falls during the storm.
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