CEG - Wed September 25, 2024
VIDEO: Feds Award Massachusetts $472.3M to Replace An Old Drawbridge Over Charles River
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) will receive $472.3 million in federal funding to replace a Depression-era drawbridge over the Charles River, the agency announced Sept. 23The North Station Draw One Bridge connects Boston and Cambridge, carrying more than 11 million passengers per year on the Commuter Rail and Amtrak trains....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu July 25, 2024
SPS New England, Select Demo Lead Boston Bridge Project
The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority announced that the Dorchester Avenue Bridge in Boston is under construction. The bridge, which is located between Von Hillern and Kemp streets, was built in 1925 and rehabilitated in 1975....
MassLive.com - Mon June 24, 2024
Effort to Build a North South Rail Link in Massachusetts Backed by U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton
Seth Moulton has a mission: One day, people in Massachusetts will be able to travel by train, unimpeded, from Worcester to the North Shore. Or, if they are of a mind, from Needham to TD Garden in Boston....
Skanska - Mon May 20, 2024
Skanska Awarded $24M Contract for Supplemental Track Improvements to MBTA's Red Line
Skanska, a global construction and development firm, announced that it has been awarded a $24 million contract by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to provide supplemental track improvements to the MBTA Red Line during six 24/7 track outages scheduled in 2024....
MBTA & WBZ-TV - Tue November 21, 2023
VIDEO: Massachusetts Needs $24.5B to Repair a Multitude of Issues in State's Transit System
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) said Nov. 16 that it needs $24.5 billion to fix the state's public transit system, WBZ-TV in Boston reported. MBTA admitted the staggering cost is needed to repair the multitude of issues it faces system wide....
Patch & MBTA - Mon March 20, 2023
Pedestrian Bridge at Natick MBTA Stop in Massachusetts Closed for Station Construction
The ongoing renovation and construction project at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's (MBTA) Natick Center commuter rail station is making progress, which means another closure is upon its riders....
Hingham Anchor & MBTA - Thu March 02, 2023
Federal Grant Awarded to Hingham Ferry Dock Upgrades South of Boston
A $6.6 million Federal Transit Authority (FTA) grant recently was awarded to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) for capital improvements to the ferry dock at the Hingham Shipyard, southeast of Boston....
WHAV.net - Thu July 21, 2022
New Rail Bridge to Be Built in Haverhill, Mass., Over Ongoing Construction
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has unveiled a new plan for the replacement of an old railroad bridge across Haverhill's South Elm Street that will primarily be built from a mid-air platform to prevent the potential chaos of simultaneous construction projects in that area of town....
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority - Tue July 05, 2022
Makeover of Winchester Commuter Rail Station in Massachusetts Has Started
Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Secretary Jamey Tesler and Steve Poftak, general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), led a contingent of state and local leaders, community partners and others June 30 at the groundbreaking of upcoming improvements to the Winchester Center station on the Lowell Commuter Rail Line....
MBTA - Tue January 04, 2022
Massachusetts Drawbridge Replacement Will Allow Rail Service to Resume in May
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) announced just before Christmas that its commuter-rail service over the Gloucester Drawbridge on the Rockport Line is expected to be restored by May....
