Crime & Safety
Headed Downtown? Here's How to Get Around After the Fire
Traffic, closures and power outage update.
Traffic conditions are improving around Back Bay, Copley and Mass Ave, but many signals are not functioning, and multiple businesses are closed in the wake of a .
Local police, along with state police as backup, are out in full force directing traffic. But if you approach an intersection where the lights aren't working and there's no officer, treat it as a stop sign and yield to cars to your right.
The Pru Tunnel on the Mass Pike reopened this morning. Green line service is not stopping at Prudential and Symphony stops, but the Mass. Ave. stop on the orange line reopened this morning.
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All Boston schools are open, and is running on a generator. The Boston Public Library will remain closed for the day.
NSTAR is reporting 14,000 are still without power, and estimate it will be restored by 8:30 p.m., or sooner in some areas.
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