CEG - Wed September 02, 2020
Harvard Advocates for 'All At Grade' Approach for MassPike Upgrade
Since 2014, Massachusetts' leading transportation agencies have been planning a massive reconfiguration of Interstate 90, Soldiers Field Road and the Framingham/Worcester railroad line along Boston's Charles River waterfront in Allston....
CEG - Wed August 19, 2020
Progress Made on $18M Twin Cities Rail Trail in Massachusetts
A congressman's vision is one step closer to reality, now that brush and trees have been cleared to pave the way for Phase One of the Twin Cities Rail Trail, a 4.5-mile bike path that will connect the towns of Leominster and Fitchburg, Mass....
South Coast Today - Mon August 10, 2020
New Bedford Site Demolished for South Coast Commuter Rail Project
Signs that Massachusetts' South Coast Rail project continues was evident on New Bedford's Church Street as the demolition of the old Julius Koch industrial site nears completion. Once home to the nation's largest supplier of cord and invisible tape for custom window coverings, the building was torn down and its four-acre parcel will become the site of the new Church Street train station, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT)....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 29, 2020
SPS New England On Track in Haverhill
SPS New England Inc. started work on the Massachusetts Department of Transportation's (MassDOT) $102 million I-495 Haverhill Bridge Replacement Project that is replacing and widening existing north-south bridges spanning the Merrimack River in Haverhill....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu May 07, 2020
MassDOT's $169M Chelsea Viaduct Project in Boston Presses Forward
The Skanska-McCourt Joint Venture (Skanska US and McCourt Construction Co. ) started its work on the Massachusetts Department of Transportation's (MassDOT) nearly $204 million (total cost) rehabilitation of the Chelsea Viaduct Bridge in Boston, a project that began in April 2019....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon February 03, 2020
Northern Construction Service Pushes Forward on Morgan-Sullivan Bridge
Northern Construction Service LLC (NCS) is 13 months into the Massachusetts Department of Transportation's (MassDOT) $21.4-million project to demolish and reconstruct the Morgan-Sullivan Bridge and associated roadway, traffic signal and pedestrian improvements in Agawam and West Springfield, an initiative to replace aging infrastructure in the state....
MassDOT - Thu November 07, 2019
Massachusetts Begins Vital Project to Improve High Crash Zone
Mass. officials participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the Kelley Square Improvement Project, a $14 million project that will improve safety, traffic flow and accommodations for pedestrians, bicyclists, public transportation customers and drivers at the junction of Madison Street, Vernon Street, Millbury Street, Water Street, Harding Street and Green Street in Worcester....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu November 07, 2019
Time Has Come to Usher in the New With Charlestown Bridge Replacement
Having served motorists for more than a century, Boston's historic North Washington Street Bridge is nearing its end. Efforts are under way to replace the structure with a new bridge designed for the 21st century, at a cost of $200 million....
MassDOT - Thu October 10, 2019
Gov. Baker Touts Act in Testimony Before Joint Committee on Transportation
Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker joined Secretary of Transportation Stephanie Pollack and MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak Oct. 8 to testify before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Transportation in support of An Act Authorizing and Accelerating Transportation Investment....
MassDOT - Wed August 28, 2019
Massachusetts DOT Releases Extensive Traffic Congestion Report … and What to Do About It
A data-driven report on congestion was released by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) with recommendations for state and municipal government, the private sector and other stakeholders to make commutes by road and transit more reliable, accessible and predictable while reducing greenhouse gas emissions....
