MBTA face-covering requirement for all customers effective May 6, 2020 (with rear-door boarding and disinfection protocols)

The record

Jurisdiction

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority · Boston · Massachusetts

Level

Sector regulator

Authority

Governor's COVID-19 Order No. 31 (May 1, 2020); G.L. c. 161A

Issued

2020-05-05 May 5, 2020

Effective

2020-05-06

End

Continued under State Order No. 55 and the federal conveyance order through the period (Ex. 093, 095) (read as 2021-09-30)

In force

May 6, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine

Addressees

• all MBTA customers over the age of two

Functions reached

• WF commuting workforce
• CB
• TV

Collection

Boston MET-BOS

Operative words

Effective tomorrow, Wednesday, May 6, MBTA customers must wear face coverings when using the MBTA. This requirement is pursuant to the Executive Order issued on May 1, which takes effect tomorrow. The Executive Order... expressly requires masks or face coverings when using public transportation or when in an enclosed or semi-enclosed transit stop or waiting area.... The MBTA has issued internal guidance to its operators consistent with the Executive Order.... Rear-door boarding on all MBTA buses and trolleys at street-level stops on the Green Line and Mattapan Line as well as the installation of removable barriers on vehicles

Enforcement

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