March 31, 2004 6:50 AM

Convention traffic nightmares
Posted by Jason Butlerat 6:50 AM

Here's something to look forward to: 93 will be shut down during the Democratic National Convention, and North Station will be closed.

State and city officials had hoped for more limited disruption to commuters and had argued that shutting down both the highway and the rail and subway service would create a transportation nightmare the last week of July. But the closure of North Station commuter rail, in particular, became nonnegotiable after the March 11 train bombings in Madrid, according to one of the officials.

I travel right by the Fleet Center each day on my commute from Central Square to Morrissey Boulevard. I may become well acquainted with the Red Line that week. Or maybe I'll just work from home.
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