Fri June 09, 2017
Hinesburg Road Will Close for Two Months Due to Construction
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) Officials said drivers should expect a slightly longer commute while a South Burlington, Vt., road is closed for construction. WCAX-TV reported Hinesburg Road will be shut down for two months while crews install a 115-ft....
Fri June 09, 2017
Mall Project Gets Go-Ahead From Vermont Environmental Court
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) A new town center mall in Vermont's largest city will not be delayed after residents sought to halt construction through a Vermont Environmental Court ruling. Judge Thomas Walsh said that construction on the Burlington Town Center can move forward, but also added that moving forward with construction while an appeal is pending carries risk....
Fri June 09, 2017
FMCB OKs $92.8M to Rehabilitate Wellington Facility
The MBTA's Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB) approved a contract with Barletta Heavy Division Inc., for the construction of improvements to the Wellington Maintenance Facility, which will prepare the location for the arrival of new Orange Line vehicles....
Fri June 09, 2017
MHA to Host 38th Annual New England Public Works Expo
Mark your calendar for the 38th annual Massachusetts Highway Association (MHA) New England Public Works Expo which will be held on Sept. 20 and 21, 2017 at the Boxboro Regency (formerly Holiday Inn) in Boxborough, Mass....
Fri June 09, 2017
MaineDOT Hosts Transportation Officials at AASHTO Spring Meeting in Portland
The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) held its annual spring meeting in Portland, Maine, during the week of May 22....
Lori Tobias - Fri June 09, 2017
Oldest Masonry Bridge in Rhode Island Gets a Makeover
Work is under way to rehabilitate the oldest masonry bridge in Rhode Island. The historic Slatersville Stone Arch Bridge was built in 1855, but has been deemed structurally deficient since 2007, and because of that, a 20-ton weight limit is in place....
Wayne Parry - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed June 07, 2017
Help Arrives for Sandy-Wrecked Town as Others Resist Dunes
TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) In one of the largest beach repair projects in U.S. history, the federal government has begun dumping so much sand on a stretch of the New Jersey shore that it could fill a football stadium more than five times over. Yet even this $128 million project isn't enough to repair the damage Superstorm Sandy did to the Jersey shore....
Fri June 02, 2017
When Will New Tappan Zee Bridge Open?
The new Tappan Zee Bridge still under construction over the Hudson River north of New York City is now fully drivable — several months from its official opening. Commuters will still have to wait for one of the new bridge's two parallel spans to officially open sometime in the fall, but The New York Times reports (http://nyti.ms/2skK4M8 ) the bridge can support the weight of large trucks driving across the new structure....
Wed May 31, 2017
Purple Line Project Presses on After Endangered Species Case Dismissed
Given recent court litigation that has caused extensive delays in the $5.6 billion Purple Line project, Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Secretary Pete K. Rahn has outlined a path forward for the Purple Line....
Wed May 31, 2017
Seawall Serves Double Purpose
A new seawall along Staten Island's southern coast will be a multiuse promenade that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says will support recreational and community activities on the island. The Democratic governor on Tuesday ceremonially signed into law about $151 million of state budget money for the project....
