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....
Daily Hampshire Gazette - Wed November 01, 2023
Belchertown Advances Plan for New Middle School
Officials in Belchertown, Mass., took a major step in early October to replace its aging Jabish Brook Middle School with a new building that is estimated to cost between $117 million and $121 million if residents approve the project at a town meeting next June....
Daily Hampshire Gazette - Tue October 24, 2023
MassDOT Designing a Path Along U.S. 5 Between Northampton, Easthampton
Massachusetts transportation officials are moving ahead with plans to construct a shared-use path for bikers and walkers along a dangerous 1.2-mi. stretch of U.S. Highway 5 between Northampton and Easthampton....
Boston Herald & MassDOT - Thu September 14, 2023
MassDOT's Removal of Tobin Bridge's Lead Paint Chips a Prelude to Major Rehab
Environmental advocates in Chelsea, Mass., say they are seeing less toxic lead paint chips fall to the ground from the Maurice J. Tobin Bridge due to mitigation efforts the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) put into place after hearing calls for action....
Daily Hampshire Gazette - Wed August 30, 2023
MassDOT Seeks Federal Grant for Project Linking Williamsburg, Haydenville
State officials in Massachusetts are seeking a $30 million federal boost to help reconstruct Mass. Highway 9 between the towns of Haydenville and Williamsburg in the western part of the state. As part of the effort along the highway, a shared-use path also would be built....
StreetsblogMASS - Wed June 21, 2023
Work to Start in 2024 on Car-Free Mystic River Bridge Linking Two Boston Suburbs
A new motor vehicle-free bridge to connect the Boston suburbs of Everett and Somerville over the Mystic River is on schedule to begin construction in 2024, according to Massachusetts officials. The elegantly designed bicycle and pedestrian span would provide a direct link between the Encore Casino and the Northern Strand Trail on the northern banks of the Mystic River in Everett to the Assembly Square neighborhood and its Orange Line station in Somerville, on the southern bank....
