The Blue Line will be free, parking just $2, the East Boston Ferry won’t cost you and tolls will be reduced for everyone living with the traffic-jamming closure of the Sumner Tunnel.

The T is rolling out “mitigation options” while the Sumner Tunnel closes from July 5 to Aug. 31.

In a bulletin shared with the Herald, Gov. Maura Healey’s transportation bosses apologized for what will be a major inconvenience for many. They also summed it up by suggesting those in the area “leave your car at home” and “explore transit options.”

Those options include the Blue Line in both directions being free; MBTA parking lots and garages on the Blue Line being reduced to $2 a day; and, the East Boston ferry free.

Also, discounted tolls will be provided for the Tobin Bridge and Ted Williams Tunnel for “those registered in the Resident Discount Program,” the T said.

Fares from Salem and Swampscott Commuter Rail will also be $2 to $2.40; free parking will be offered at lots north of Salem, including Beverly, Gloucester, Hamilton/Wenham, Newburyport, North Beverly, Monserrat, Rowley, and West Gloucester.

The MBTA has added a new ferry service between Lynn and Central Wharf in Boston to also help ease the pain.

The T is calling this “preliminary measures,” as residents absorb the fallout from the tunnel closure.

“The Sumner Tunnel Restoration Project is a crucial investment in transportation infrastructure in the Commonwealth, and we are working hard to provide as many mitigation measures as possible to those impacted,” said Transportation Secretary and CEO Gina Fiandaca in a statement.

MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng said they have been looking to reduce travel times on the Blue Line “in anticipation of this project.” And they can handle the added capacity.

After this summer’s full shutdown, the $156.6 million Sumner Tunnel restoration project continues with weekend closures through May 2024, another full closure from July to August 2024 and weekend closures through that fall.