Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 13, 2018
Boston's Historic Watertown Arsenal Transforms Into Mixed-Use Arsenal Yards
A historic renovation that will create a unique urban street environment is unfolding in Watertown, Mass. Arsenal Yards, Boston's new mixed-use destination development, will offer a variety of shops, local and regional restaurants, office space, housing and entertainment venues....
Thu December 06, 2018
Barge Carrying Construction Equipment Sinks
The Coast Guard and partner agencies located the missing barge, Dredge 200, Dec. 5, 2018, after it capsized and sank earlier this week in Broad Sound approximately two miles southeast of Nahant, Mass. The barge's location was confirmed by a contracted company using multi-beam sonar just north of the North Channel, the major shipping lane into Boston Harbor, in approximately 100 ft....
Massachusetts Department of Transportation - Wed December 05, 2018
Baker-Polito Admin. Announces $40M in Additional Local Road, Bridge Funding
The Baker-Polito Administration announced that $40 million in additional funding will be provided to cities and towns in Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) for road construction and transportation improvement projects....
Massachusetts Department of Transportation - Wed November 21, 2018
MassDOT Advertises Morton Street/Gallivan Blvd. Project
MassDOT has announced that the upcoming project to make roadway improvements to Morton Street (Route 203) and the intersections with Gallivan Boulevard and West Selden Street in Boston is being advertised for construction bids....
Office of Gov. Charlie Baker - Wed November 21, 2018
Baker-Polito Administration Celebrates Groundbreaking at Chelsea Soldiers' Home
On Oct. 29 Gov. Charlie Baker joined Secretary of Administration and Finance Michael J. Heffernan; Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders; Secretary of Veterans' Services Francisco Ureña; House Speaker Robert DeLeo; and veterans of the United States Armed Forces for the groundbreaking of the new long-term care facility at the Chelsea Soldiers' Home....
CEG - Wed November 21, 2018
BOND Brothers Holds Back the Waters Near Fenway Station
A big job in a small space cannot be done with just any piece of machinery. So, when BOND Brothers (BOND) took on the flood mitigation project for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), the company needed to find an excavator with a very small footprint, strong lifting capacities and breakout force....
Massachusetts Department of Transportation - Wed November 21, 2018
MassDOT Commits Funds to Longmeadow Rail Crossing
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has committed approximately $700,000 to help Amtrak make safety improvements at the public railroad crossing at Birnie Road in Longmeadow. This funding is expected to cover approximately 90 percent of the cost of the improvements....
CEG - Thu November 08, 2018
Northland JCB Holds Open House Appreciation Day
On Oct. 23, 2018, Northland JCB held an open house and customer appreciation day at its Wilmington, Mass., location. On display was the complete line of JCB construction equipment, as well as various other municipal machines currently offered by Northland JCB....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed November 07, 2018
Crews Finish Bridge Rehabilitation in Massachusetts
In Bernardston, Mass., cleanup efforts are under way following work to ensure the reliability and continued use of Bridge 42.81 for passenger and freight railroad operations. The rehab took place in a short period of time, but required a great deal of coordination....
Associated Press - Mon October 22, 2018
Nearly 36 Miles of Pipeline Replaced After Gas Explosions
BOSTON (AP) - The utility company involved in last month's explosions and fires in Massachusetts says it has replaced nearly 36 miles of main pipeline in the area. Columbia Gas announced Oct. 21, that it's 80 percent through its work replacing 45 miles of main pipeline, and about halfway through its work replacing 6,100 service lines to homes and businesses....
