The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, or MBTA, announced May 6 that Symphony Station on the Green Line E branch will be closed for nearly three years for accessibility upgrades starting in June. 

Symphony Station will be closed for “safety and accessibility upgrades,” according to a statement posted by the MBTA.

The 85-year-old station currently has no step-free pathways from its entrance to the train platforms, making it inaccessible to people with wheeled mobility devices. Symphony will be upgraded to be a “fully accessible station” with four new elevators and “many other station enhancements.”  

“I’m proud of our MBTA team, including our Grants team that successfully pursued $66.6 million in federal funds for this project,” Interim Secretary of Transportation and MBTA General Manager and CEO Phillip Eng wrote in the May 6 statement. 

The Green Line is the least accessible train line in the city, according to the MBTA’s accessibility improvements page. Only 44 of the 70 stops on the Green Line, both under and above ground, are accessible, according to the MBTA’s website. Symphony’s reconstruction is among the MBTA’s Plan for Accessible Transit Infrastructure — an initiative to make design and policy standards more accommodating to disabled passengers. 

During construction, Green Line E branch trains will bypass Symphony in both directions. The MBTA advised riders to take the Orange Line or disembark at Northeastern or Prudential, which are 0.3 miles (about a five-minute walk) from Symphony. 

The MBTA is holding a public meeting May 18 to discuss the project and answer questions about Symphony’s closure.