MBTA & WBZ-TV - Tue November 21, 2023
VIDEO: Massachusetts Needs $24.5B to Repair a Multitude of Issues in State's Transit System
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) said Nov. 16 that it needs $24.5 billion to fix the state's public transit system, WBZ-TV in Boston reported. MBTA admitted the staggering cost is needed to repair the multitude of issues it faces system wide....
Patch & MBTA - Mon March 20, 2023
Pedestrian Bridge at Natick MBTA Stop in Massachusetts Closed for Station Construction
The ongoing renovation and construction project at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's (MBTA) Natick Center commuter rail station is making progress, which means another closure is upon its riders....
Hingham Anchor & MBTA - Thu March 02, 2023
Federal Grant Awarded to Hingham Ferry Dock Upgrades South of Boston
A $6.6 million Federal Transit Authority (FTA) grant recently was awarded to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) for capital improvements to the ferry dock at the Hingham Shipyard, southeast of Boston....
WHAV.net - Thu July 21, 2022
New Rail Bridge to Be Built in Haverhill, Mass., Over Ongoing Construction
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has unveiled a new plan for the replacement of an old railroad bridge across Haverhill's South Elm Street that will primarily be built from a mid-air platform to prevent the potential chaos of simultaneous construction projects in that area of town....
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority - Tue July 05, 2022
Makeover of Winchester Commuter Rail Station in Massachusetts Has Started
Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Secretary Jamey Tesler and Steve Poftak, general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), led a contingent of state and local leaders, community partners and others June 30 at the groundbreaking of upcoming improvements to the Winchester Center station on the Lowell Commuter Rail Line....
MBTA - Tue January 04, 2022
Massachusetts Drawbridge Replacement Will Allow Rail Service to Resume in May
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) announced just before Christmas that its commuter-rail service over the Gloucester Drawbridge on the Rockport Line is expected to be restored by May....
CEG - Wed June 09, 2021
New Connection for Boston Subway Lines Could Cost $850M
An engineer with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority outlined a plan before an MBTA board on June 7 that would create a subway extension linking Boston's Red and Blue Lines at a cost of $850 million, while also requiring nearly 10 years of design and construction....
WJAR-TV - Thu April 01, 2021
Construction to Soon Ramp up for Massachusetts' South Coast Rail Project
Construction work for the long-awaited South Coast Rail Project linking southeastern Massachusetts to Boston is ramping up this spring. Under Phase 1 of the South Coast Rail Project, six new commuter rail stations will be built along the Middleborough-Lakeville line, including at Middleborough, East Taunton, Freetown, Fall River Depot, Church Street in New Bedford and New Bedford....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Wed December 30, 2020
Construction Begins On First Phase of Commuter Rail Service to Boston
Work has begun on the first phase of the South Coast Rail project that will construct two new railroad stations that will provide commuter access to Boston. The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority awarded contracts to a contracting team of Skanska, New York, N.Y., and D.W....
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....
