The Boston Globe - Thu October 08, 2020
BU Offers More Land to Break Logjam over MassPike Project
Hoping to break a stalemate over the $1 billion Massachusetts Turnpike project, Boston University is offering up more of its own land for the state to fit the giant project through a constricted section of Allston....
CEG - Wed September 30, 2020
New Details Released on Schell Bridge Project in Massachusetts
Northfield, Mass., residents are learning more about the Schell Bridge reconstruction project in their town. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) will be overseeing the work when it is scheduled to begin in the spring of 2022....
Quincy Patriot Ledger - Mon September 21, 2020
Construction Abounds on and Along Massachusetts Rt. 18 in Weymouth
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is almost halfway done with its nearly six-year project to improve Route 18 from Weymouth to Abington. The construction will widen the road to two lanes and add a shoulder in each direction throughout the project corridor, a 4-mi....
CEG - Wed September 02, 2020
Harvard Advocates for 'All At Grade' Approach for MassPike Upgrade
Since 2014, Massachusetts' leading transportation agencies have been planning a massive reconfiguration of Interstate 90, Soldiers Field Road and the Framingham/Worcester railroad line along Boston's Charles River waterfront in Allston....
CEG - Wed August 19, 2020
Progress Made on $18M Twin Cities Rail Trail in Massachusetts
A congressman's vision is one step closer to reality, now that brush and trees have been cleared to pave the way for Phase One of the Twin Cities Rail Trail, a 4.5-mile bike path that will connect the towns of Leominster and Fitchburg, Mass....
South Coast Today - Mon August 10, 2020
New Bedford Site Demolished for South Coast Commuter Rail Project
Signs that Massachusetts' South Coast Rail project continues was evident on New Bedford's Church Street as the demolition of the old Julius Koch industrial site nears completion. Once home to the nation's largest supplier of cord and invisible tape for custom window coverings, the building was torn down and its four-acre parcel will become the site of the new Church Street train station, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT)....
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 - 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....
AASHTO Journal - Mon March 26, 2018
State DOT: Board Advances $177M Bridge Replacement Project
The board of directors for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation approved a contract for about $177 million to replace Boston's North Washington Street Bridge that carries traffic over the Boston Inner Harbor between the North End and Charlestown....
Klark Jessen - Thu June 22, 2017
Officials Celebrate Construction Start of Blue Hill Station
Gov. Charlie Baker, Transportation Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack and MBTA Acting General Manager Brian Shortsleeve held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the construction of the new Blue Hill Avenue Station on the Fairmont Commuter Rail Line....
