Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 29, 2020
SPS New England On Track in Haverhill
SPS New England Inc. started work on the Massachusetts Department of Transportation's (MassDOT) $102 million I-495 Haverhill Bridge Replacement Project that is replacing and widening existing north-south bridges spanning the Merrimack River in Haverhill....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu May 07, 2020
MassDOT's $169M Chelsea Viaduct Project in Boston Presses Forward
The Skanska-McCourt Joint Venture (Skanska US and McCourt Construction Co. ) started its work on the Massachusetts Department of Transportation's (MassDOT) nearly $204 million (total cost) rehabilitation of the Chelsea Viaduct Bridge in Boston, a project that began in April 2019....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon February 03, 2020
Northern Construction Service Pushes Forward on Morgan-Sullivan Bridge
Northern Construction Service LLC (NCS) is 13 months into the Massachusetts Department of Transportation's (MassDOT) $21.4-million project to demolish and reconstruct the Morgan-Sullivan Bridge and associated roadway, traffic signal and pedestrian improvements in Agawam and West Springfield, an initiative to replace aging infrastructure in the state....
MassDOT - Thu November 07, 2019
Massachusetts Begins Vital Project to Improve High Crash Zone
Mass. officials participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the Kelley Square Improvement Project, a $14 million project that will improve safety, traffic flow and accommodations for pedestrians, bicyclists, public transportation customers and drivers at the junction of Madison Street, Vernon Street, Millbury Street, Water Street, Harding Street and Green Street in Worcester....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu November 07, 2019
Time Has Come to Usher in the New With Charlestown Bridge Replacement
Having served motorists for more than a century, Boston's historic North Washington Street Bridge is nearing its end. Efforts are under way to replace the structure with a new bridge designed for the 21st century, at a cost of $200 million....
MassDOT - Thu October 10, 2019
Gov. Baker Touts Act in Testimony Before Joint Committee on Transportation
Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker joined Secretary of Transportation Stephanie Pollack and MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak Oct. 8 to testify before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Transportation in support of An Act Authorizing and Accelerating Transportation Investment....
MassDOT - Wed August 28, 2019
Massachusetts DOT Releases Extensive Traffic Congestion Report … and What to Do About It
A data-driven report on congestion was released by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) with recommendations for state and municipal government, the private sector and other stakeholders to make commutes by road and transit more reliable, accessible and predictable while reducing greenhouse gas emissions....
MassDOT - Thu August 15, 2019
Massachusetts Governor Seeks OK for $18B Transportation Bond Bill
The Baker-Polito administration filed a transportation bond bill on July 25 seeking $18 billion in additional capital authorization to invest in building and modernizing a transportation system that meets the needs of residents, businesses and cities and towns statewide....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu July 18, 2019
Road Widening, Bridge Construction Under Way in Weymouth, Abington, Mass.
MassDOT is overseeing a road widening and bridge reconstruction project in Weymouth and Abington, Mass., that will widen and repave 4 mi. of Route 18 and replace a bridge that runs over commuter rail tracks on the highway that is 15 mi....
MassDOT - Wed July 17, 2019
Baker-Polito Administration Celebrates South Coast Rail Groundbreaking
Gov. Charlie Baker, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, MassDOT Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack and MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak joined municipal leaders, elected officials and local stakeholder groups to celebrate the beginning of Phase 1 South Coast Rail work and tour action taking place along the New Bedford Main Line in East Freetown, an area in which culvert work is taking place....
