Thu March 15, 2018
MassDOT Research, Materials Lab Is LEED Gold Certified
MassDOT announced that the MassDOT Research and Materials Lab in Hopkinton has been nationally recognized for its environmentally-friendly features. This MassDOT facility, designed by Elkus Manfredi Architects and constructed in 2016, has achieved MassDOT's first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification due to its many amenities including, sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, renewable materials selection and high indoor environmental quality....
Andrea Watts - CEG Correspondent - Thu March 15, 2018
MassDOT's $317M Whittier Bridge/I-95 Improvement Project in Final Phase
The five-year Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Whittier Bridge/I-95 Improvement project is now in its final six months. With the construction of the new Whittier Bridge complete, crews are removing the old bridge's foundations from the Merrimack River and paving the new lanes on I-95 within the project corridor....
Mon March 05, 2018
MassDOT Proceeds on Bridge Replacement in Raynham
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation's Board of Directors gave approval Feb. 12 to award a contract for about $20 million to replace the highway bridge that carries vehicles on Route 44 over Route 24 in the southeastern town of Raynham....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu February 15, 2018
Crews Complete MassDOT's $183M I-91 Viaduct Nine Months Ahead of Schedule
While there is still work to complete on the $183.3 million Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) I-91 Viaduct Rehabilitation Project in Springfield, Mass., the pouring of new concrete decks has been completed nine months in advance of the August 2018 benchmark to achieve full beneficial use (FBU)....
Patrick Whittle – Associated Press - Thu February 01, 2018
Backers of Northern Pass: Approval Key for Economy, Energy
Supporters of one of the most-debated power transmission projects in New Hampshire history said approval of the project is essential for economic and energy development in the state. The backers of the $1.6 billion Northern Pass hydropower project filed their final brief with the New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee....
Thu February 01, 2018
MassDOT Announces Summer Internship Opportunities
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has announced a series of Summer Internship opportunities for incoming and current college students. The full-time, paid internships are available to incoming or current college undergraduate or graduate students who will be enrolled full-time as a student in fall 2018....
Thu December 21, 2017
MassDOT Provides Updates on I-90 Viaduct Replacement
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation Board of Directors and the MBTA Fiscal Management and Control Board received an update regarding the status of the project to replace the deteriorated I-90 Viaduct which carries several lanes of highway traffic over Boston's Allston neighborhood into and out of downtown Boston....
Mon November 27, 2017
MTBA Invests $101M to Improve Transit During Winter
The MBTA has announced that more than $101 million dollars has been invested in capital improvement projects in an effort to continue steps taken to make the transit system more resilient in severe weather....
Fri August 04, 2017
Baker-Polito Admin Celebrates Road, Bridge Projects
Gov. Charlie Baker joined Transportation Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack, Acting Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver and MassDOT officials at a bridge replacement project in Braintree to underscore more than $315 million invested by the Baker-Polito Administration in Fiscal Year 2017 in 40 roadway and bridge projects impacting 19 cities and towns throughout the Greater Boston area....
Klark Jessen - Wed April 05, 2017
MassDOT's Board OKs Contract to Replace Bridges
This project, which involves replacing the bridge carrying Route 3 northbound and southbound over High Street in Norwell and the bridge carrying Route 3 northbound and southbound over Route 123, (Webster Street) in Hanover, is expected to begin this summer and be completed by 2020....
