Another big MBTA closure is coming up. Why are there so many this month?

Key Points:

• The MBTA is facing multiple major subway closures this month, including a nine-day Green Line shutdown starting August 8 and an 11-day partial Orange Line suspension later in August, due to ongoing infrastructure maintenance and upgrades.
• MBTA General Manager Phil Eng explained that these closures aim for efficiency by addressing decades of deferred maintenance, such as outdated signals on the Green Line, to prevent future speed restrictions and service issues.
• Summer was chosen for these extensive repairs because ridership is lower, and the T avoided major work during earlier summer events like the World Cup and 250th anniversary celebrations.
• Governor Maura Healey plans to sign the PROTECT Act, which enhances protections against ICE immigration arrests in sensitive locations, at a nonprofit headquarters in Chelsea rather than the State House.
• Separately, ICE is seeking to lease 249 parking spaces in or near downtown Boston, possibly for a new or existing facility, making it one of the largest parking requests among cities nationwide.