Crews are adding bike lanes, stop signs, and a Mossland Street dead-end near Davis and Porter Squares. Six parking spots will disappear on Beech Street.

A new owner is taking over Massachusetts Central Railroad as state-funded upgrades move ahead along its Western Massachusetts freight corridor.

A downed wire near Orient Heights forced Blue Line passengers to evacuate amid sparks and a burning-metal smell. Service has since resumed, but the cause remains unknown.