Why is the MBTA apparently keeping

Announces it, at least every time I ride it. Granted it's usually once we're pulling into or out of State, but Airport station also has some signs/stickers too.

First off I hear the announcements every morning on the train as it approaches state on the blue line. Every day. I also hear them at Haymarket (where they also have a few employees on the platform instructing folks where to go).

As far as the signage... BFD. Remember its the T, anytime there's a sticker on ANYTHING T-related, some asshat removes it. Always.

I know when it first closed a good portion of the station maps were covered with a sticker. But again, see above how that goes. I also don't expect the T to cover every single sign at every stop, and inside every subway car and bus. Sorry, I just don't.

Most regular riders know its closed by now. Between the news (TV, Print, and Internet) hoopla about it, the T itself, and just people talking about it, most know by now its closed.

(And tourists suck and don't count, so who cares if some tourist gets lost (sarcasm).. (actually most tourists WILL ask T employees where to go, expecting them to be friendly))

And as far as your alert.. I'm sure it was just overlooked or these are pre-defiled auto-messages in some software somewhere that someone just needs to edit. Again, big deal, Anyone who would get these alerts would be a daily rider, and again, most know GC is closed.

I'm not trying to dog you, roadman, but seriously what gives? This just comes off as one bitchy post about how the T sucks. And yes the T sucks, but I don't see your point as much of a big deal as you make it (nor something the T is hiding from its riders). They had countless meetings and announcements about it, and it was media blitz, how much more does the T need to do to satisfy this?

I'll also confirm that every single morning on whatever inbound Blue Line train I'm on an announcement is made before State, of varying length, but all include the vital transfer info. Some operators drone on about how it's closed for 2 years because of construction, we apologize blah blah and others just say it's closed, use the OL down the ramp 1 stop to Haymarket.

Also, the T has replaced all the old system maps with the new (bastardized) Kvrivishvili map which "X"s out Gov't Center for this time frame in stations and trains.

Finally, the major bypass stations all have clear signage directing passengers for Green Line transfers (at State) and Blue Line transfers (at Haymarket).

...to keep the station rebuild quiet. They don't want to tip off Al-Qaeda that infrastructure is being fixed:

http://www.theonion.com/articles/alqaeda-claims-us-mass-transportation-i...

Government Center station is CLOSED?!!?!?!?!1?!!?

One alert mentioning Government Center does not mean the MBTA is "deliberately keeping the closure a secret".

Every time I've been on the Green Line since the closure the operator has announced it. I've even gotten announcements at every downtown station by Orange Line operators, trying to help passengers connect between blue and green. Almost every map has either been replaced with one that shows an X for Government Center with a note about the closure, or has had a sticker stuck over Government Center, both in transit vehicles and on station platforms, even far out on the branches.

And the T has even modified signs like the random ones directing you to Fenway. For example, the sign at North Station on the inbound platform that tells you to go to Government Center and change to a B, D, or D train to Kenmore has now been modified to read Park St.

I think they're doing a tremendous job at notifying people of the closure. As a regular rider I even feel like they might be doing TOO much. I think the only more obvious thing they could do is have someone standing at the faregates asking each passenger if they know Government Center is closed before letting them in, which would be ridiculous.