MassDOT - Mon July 15, 2019
MassDOT, MBTA OK Five-Year $18.3B Capital Investment Plan
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation Board of Directors and MBTA Fiscal Management and Control Board today voted to approve the five-year $18.3 billion MassDOT and MBTA Capital Investment Plan (CIP) for Fiscal Years 2020-2024, an increase of approximately $1 billion over the last five-year CIP....
MassDOT - Thu June 20, 2019
First South Coast Rail Early Action Construction Projects Begin in Mass.
South Coast Rail Early Action construction projects are under way to prepare for Phase 1 main line rail construction. The first visible active construction project is drainage culvert replacement along the right-of-way....
MassDOT - Thu May 09, 2019
MassDOT Board OKs Contract for Route 2 Resurfacing Work
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Board on April 22 approved a contract of approximately $18 million for roadway resurfacing on Route 2 in Lancaster, Harvard and Littleton. The project includes resurfacing 10.6 mi....
MassDOT - Thu May 09, 2019
South Coast Rail Program Reaches Phase 1 Milestones
MassDOT and the MBTA are announcing that the South Coast Rail Program has reached two critical Phase 1 milestones: a finance plan is complete and will be fully funded in the Commonwealth's Capital Investment Plan and the U.S....
Massachusetts Department of Transportation - Thu March 28, 2019
Tobin Bridge, Route 1 Chelsea Lane Closures Start in April
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced the Department will be rehabilitating the surface of the Tobin Bridge and complete required maintenance to improve the structure which will require lane closures and result in significant traffic impacts on the Tobin Bridge and Chelsea Curves section of Route 1 beginning April 1....
AASHTO - Thu March 14, 2019
Report: Mass. Faces $8.4B Funding Gap for Transportation
An eight-page report issued in mid-February indicates Massachusetts faces an estimated $8.4 billion transportation funding gap over the next 10 years to keep the state's bridges, roads and public transit infrastructure in a state of good repair....
MassDOT - Mon February 11, 2019
Gov. Baker Appoints Chrystal Kornegay to FMCB, MassDOT Boards
Governor Charlie Baker appointed Chrystal Kornegay to the five-member Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's (MBTA) Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB) and to the eleven-member Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Board....
Massachusetts Department of Transportation - Thu January 31, 2019
MassDOT Chooses Design for Allston Multimodal Project
Stephanie Pollack, Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) secretary and CEO, announced she has selected the "Highway At-Grade Hybrid With Elevated Soldiers Field Road" preferred alternative design for the Allston Multimodal Project when the replacement of the I-90 Allston Viaduct begins....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu January 17, 2019
SPS New England to Use Bridge Lateral Slide Technique for New Span in Mass.
The $24 million replacement of the nearly 70-year-old Route 44 over Route 24 Bridge in Raynham, Mass., is under way with selective clearing, drainage modifications, permanent and temporary ramp modifications, and the removal of the existing Route 44 median performed by SPS New England, the prime contractor....
Klark Jessen - Thu January 03, 2019
Future of Transportation Commission Releases Report
On Dec. 14, the Commission on the Future of Transportation in the Commonwealth released its two-part report on transportation needs and challenges facing the Commonwealth between 2020 and 2040. The commission was established by Executive Order No....
