New Bedford Standard-Times - Tue December 31, 2024
New Bedford, Mass., Leaders Want New Vertical Lift Bridge to Be Aesthetically Pleasing
The more than 120-year-old New Bedford-Fairhaven Bridge in Massachusetts will be going from "swing" to "vertical lift" when it is finally replaced, according to state plans. That is, instead of opening by swinging horizontally, as it has throughout its history, a section of the bridge will be raised to allow vessels to pass underneath....
CEG - Wed December 18, 2024
MassDOT to Use Drones for Infrastructure Projects; Amherst Exploring New Downtown Designs
The Aeronautics Division of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced recently that it has received $1 million in funding from the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA's) Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration Program, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and authorized to accelerate innovation in highway transportation....
StreetsblogMASS - Thu December 05, 2024
In Reversal, MassDOT Decides Boston's Allston Project to Include Large Rail Yard After All
In an email to elected officials during the first week of December, Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt wrote that the state's plans for a new $2 billion highway interchange in Allston "will include layover tracks for MBTA/Compass Rail trains, two express tracks for the Worcester Mainline, and a larger buffer path," contrary to comments she had made earlier this year....
Cape Cod Times - Wed November 20, 2024
MassDOT Plans to Replace Cape Cod's Sagamore Bridge With Two, Three-Lane Spans
There was a line of people waiting at noon on Nov. 18 to get into the gymnasium at the Bourne, Mass., Veterans Memorial Center to see the state's recommended designs for the new Bourne and Sagamore bridges in Cape Cod....
CEG - Wed October 23, 2024
Newly Renamed Bill Russell Bridge in Boston to Open Soon After Six Years of Construction
The new structure to replace the more than 100-year-old North Washington Street Bridge over the Charles River, between Boston's North End and Charlestown, and under construction for over six years, is finally nearing completion....
CEG - Mon August 19, 2024
Crews Continue Five-Stage Plan to Upgrade I-90/I-495 Interchange Near Boston
Drivers on Interstates 90 and 495 in the Bay State will see more construction equipment during their commutes as work on improving the interchange connecting the two highways is currently at a high point, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT)....
Greenfield Recorder - Mon July 22, 2024
MassDOT Planning $10M Upgrade to West Hawley Road Bridge in Eastern Berkshires
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is planning a $10 million upgrade to the West Hawley Road Bridge over the Deerfield River in Charlemont, a small community in the eastern Berkshire Mountains....
Taunton Daily Gazette - Wed June 05, 2024
Work Is Progressing On Highway Interchange in Taunton, Mass.
After the abrupt halt of work last fall on the multi-million dollar and multi-year construction project for the Massachusetts Highway 24/140 interchange in Taunton, crews were back on the site last winter with a new contractor....
Office of Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey - Mon May 13, 2024
Hundreds of Communities in Massachusetts to Benefit From $375M in Infrastructure Funds
At a May 3 event in Melrose, Mass., Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation authorizing $200 million for Fiscal Year 2025 to fund bridge and road maintenance as well as other infrastructure projects in all 351 municipalities across the state under its Chapter 90 program....
Cape Cod Times & MassDOT - Mon January 22, 2024
MassDOT to Repair Cape Cod's Bass River Bridge Prior to $40M Rebuilding Effort
The Bass River Bridge has served as a vital transportation link on Cape Cod for nearly 90 years, connecting the communities of West Dennis and South Yarmouth along the traffic-choked Massachusetts Highway 28 corridor since the mid-1930s....
