Boston Mayor Marty Walsh ordered construction projects to stop and be staffed with minimal crews , and the Boston Public Library would be closed before 7 p.m. due to coronavirus .
The latest thing to shut down due to the coronavirus : Construction in BostonThe MBTA announced that starting March 17 , it would run subway and buses at Saturday levels of service during the week , with express buses still running , ferries not running , and commuter rail running on a modified schedule .