New England

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....

Thu December 21, 2017

Auditor Reviews Finances for Proposed PawSox Stadium Deal

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) The Pawtucket Red Sox have stable finances but attendance at games would have to increase for the team to help pay for a proposed new stadium, according to Rhode Island's auditor general....

Thu December 21, 2017

$1.6M Grant Allows Port of Galilee Infrastructure Updates

U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline joined Gov. Gina M. Raimondo in announcing $1.6 million in federal funding to upgrade key infrastructure at the Port of Galilee in Narragansett to help protect jobs and promote investment at Rhode Island's busiest commercial fishing port....

Cindy Riley - Thu December 21, 2017

RIDOT Commences Demolition on Sakonnet River Bridge

As part of a two-phase process, construction crews in Portsmouth, R.I., are demolishing the old Sakonnet River Bridge one piece at a time. The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is removing more than six million lbs....

Thu December 07, 2017

RIDOT Postpones Restrictions for Sakonnet River Bridge Demo

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced an updated schedule for temporary closures of the channel on the Sakonnet River where it passes underneath the old Sakonnet River Bridge in Tiverton and Portsmouth....

Thu December 07, 2017

DOE Approves Presidential Permit for Northern Pass

Eversource Energy and Northern Pass Transmission LLC (NPT), a subsidiary of Eversource Energy, announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a Record of Decision (ROD) and approved the Presidential Permit for the Northern Pass hydroelectric transmission project that will allow NPT to construct transmission facilities at the U.S./Canada border in Pittsburg, N.H....

Thu December 07, 2017

MaineDOT: First Phase of Bar Harbor Route 3 Reconstruction Nearly Complete

MaineDOT announces that its contractors wrapped up Phase One of the reconstruction of Route 3 in Bar Harbor by Thanksgiving Day. The project kicked off in early spring and continued throughout the busy summer season....

Thu December 07, 2017

MBTA Making $120M Green Line Track Improvements

The MBTA provided the Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB) with an update on major short-term improvements with Green Line track areas along with a long-term strategic plan for continued track maintenance, which will improve service for customers and increase the reliability of the fleet....

Thu December 07, 2017

ABC Young Professionals Hosts Charity Bowling Tourney

The Associated Builders and Contractors New Hampshire and Vermont Chapter's Young Professionals Group (ABC YPG) recently hosted their 3rd Annual Charity Bowling Tournament at Merrimack Ten Pin Center in Merrimack, N.H....

Thu December 07, 2017

RIDOT Fast-Tracks Solution for Deficient Slocum Bridge

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced it has been able to fast-track work on a bridge along a rural road in North Kingstown that recently was posted for buses and other heavy vehicles....