MassDOT - Mon March 30, 2026
Cape Cod Bridges Project Advances to Procurement Phase for Sagamore Bridge Replacement
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced on March 26, 2026, a new milestone in the Cape Cod Bridges Program with the publication of a request for Letters of Interest from qualified design and construction firms for the Sagamore Bridge replacement project....
Massachusetts Department of Transportation - Mon February 16, 2026
Mass. Municipalities Win 14 SS4A Grants Totaling More Than $13.5M
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced on Feb. 11, 2026, that Massachusetts has been awarded 14 grants totaling $13,534,965 through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Program to develop safety plans and conduct demonstration activities addressing pressing safety issues across the Commonwealth....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu February 05, 2026
MassDOT Launches $303M Rourke Bridge Replacement Over Merrimack
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation's (MassDOT) $303 million design-build project to replace the temporary Rourke Bridge over the Merrimack River in the city of Lowell is under way. The project was awarded to Skanska USA Civil in May 2025 through MassDOT's Design-Build Program....
Office of Gov. Maura Healey - Thu January 29, 2026
Governor Healey Releases Plan for $8B Transportation Investment
Governor Maura Healey announced a plan to make investments in the state's roads, bridges and regional transportation system and stabilize the finances of the MBTA, putting it on a path of stability. The investments — representing $8 billion over the next 10 years — would be done without raising taxes and represent the largest state transportation investment in more than 20 years by maximizing Fair Share revenue and other existing resources, according to the governor....
Katherine Clark, 5th District Whip - Thu January 22, 2026
Delegation Announces $92.78M in Federal Funding for 93 Projects Throughout Mass.
Massachusetts 5th district Whip Katherine Clark joined senators and representatives from across the state on Jan. 16, 2026, in announcing that the state will receive an estimated $92.8 million in community project funding (CPF) in the FY2026 spending bill for 3 important community projects throughout the Bay State....
Realtor.com, NBC 10 Boston, CBS Boston, MassDOT - Thu January 22, 2026
MassDOT Begins Major Step to Make Way for Cape Cod New Bridge Project
MassDOT announced on Jan. 14, 2026, that it will begin taking ownership of 13 homes as part of its project to replace the Sagamore Bridge. According to MassDOT and the USACE, it has reached the end of its useful life....
MassDOT - Mon January 19, 2026
Governor Healey Delivers $50M for Road Paving to Enhance Safety, Improve Travel
Gov. Maura Healey has awarded $50 million to 34 municipalities to pave 217 mi. of roads to enhance safety and improve travel throughout 2027 and 2028. The funds come from the Municipal Pavement Program and are available for municipally owned state numbered routes, with an emphasis on National Highway System (NHS) roadways....
MassDOT - Mon January 19, 2026
MassDOT Announces Winners of 2025 “Name A Snowplow” Contest
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced the winners of the fourth annual "Name a Snowplow" contest for elementary and middle school students in Massachusetts on Dec. 19, 2025....
Berkshire Eagle - Wed December 17, 2025
An Urban Planning Study Calls for North Adams, Mass. To Remove a Highway Overpass
"Take it down."That was the message that Chris Reed, a Boston urban planner, repeated recently to dozens of people about the Massachusetts Highway 2/Mohawk Trail overpass, or Veterans Memorial Bridge, as the best way to reconnect key parts of downtown North Adams....
StreetsblogMASS - Mon October 27, 2025
MassDOT Firms Up Plans for Mystic River Pedestrian Bridge Between Somerville, Everett
A virtual hearing was hosted by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Oct. 21, 2025, to provide an update on its planned bike and pedestrian bridge over the Mystic River between Draw Seven Park in Somerville and the Northern Strand Trail in Everett, which it expects to complete by the end of 2029....
