Massachusetts Department of Transportation - Thu August 02, 2018
MassDOT Provides I-90 Allston Intermodal Project Update
On June 27, at a meeting of the Allston I-90 Intermodal Project Task Force, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced that it is reviewing two key aspects of the project: the design of the “throat” section of the highway along the Charles River and when to construct a new regional transit hub at West Station....
University of Vermont - Thu August 02, 2018
Feds to Aid Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center
The University of Vermont in collaboration with the University of Maine and others will create a highly-competitive University Transportation Center (UTC) called the Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (TIDC)....
Town of Sagus, Mass. - Thu July 05, 2018
Water Street Bridge Replacement Project Begins in Saugus, Wakefield
Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree and the Department of Public Works announced that construction began June 25 to replace the Water Street Bridge to build a new, safer and more reliable bridge on Route 129 at the Saugus/Wakefield border....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu June 21, 2018
MassDOT Makes Plans for Relocation to New $36M Facility in Worcester
As part of an official land swap, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is making plans to relocate to a modern facility. Construction of the department's new headquarters is under way, with the move coming not a moment too soon....
MassDOT Blog - Thu June 07, 2018
Baker-Polito Administration Celebrates Longfellow Bridge Project Milestone
On May 31, Gov. Charlie Baker joined Transportation Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack; Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver; Congressman Michael Capuano; members of the Massachusetts Legislature; and local leaders in Boston to celebrate MassDOT reaching the full beneficial use milestone on the ongoing Longfellow Bridge Rehabilitation Project....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu May 24, 2018
Crews Finish Boston's Commonwealth Avenue Bridge Ahead of Schedule
A bridge replacement project in downtown Boston that once would have taken several years to complete was traffic-ready after only days of closure. The bridge, owned by the city of Boston, carries 22,000 vehicles daily on Massachusetts Avenue, running over Commonwealth Avenue below, and is the most heavily used bus route in Boston....
Andrea Watts - CEG Correspondent - Thu April 26, 2018
Phase 2 of Route 146/West Main Street Interchange Project Now Under Way
The construction of the replacement bridge that carries Route 146 over the city of Millbury's West Main Street may be the most visible component of MassDOT's Route 146/West Main Street Interchange project, but it's not the only improvement within the project area....
Thu April 26, 2018
Boston's North Washington Street Bridge Project Advances
The MassDOT Board of Directors approved awarding a contract for approximately $177 million to replace the North Washington Street Bridge that carries traffic over the Boston Inner Harbor between the North End and Charlestown....
Thu April 26, 2018
MassDOT Begins Repair Work on Boston's Tobin Bridge
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced that traffic disruptions including lane closures which began April 22 and continue during several construction seasons through 2020 as it makes repairs to the aging Tobin Bridge that carries U.S....
Victor Paul Alvarez - CEG Correspondent - Thu April 12, 2018
Vinagro Corporation Demolishes Massachusetts Bridge
Repeated battering from recent Nor'easters didn't stop the J.R. Vinagro Corporation from tearing down a portion of I-95 north and southbound over North Avenue in Attleboro, Mass., in March. The Johnston, R.I., company brought excavators equipped with shears and hydraulic hammers to demolish and remove 7,200-sq.-ft....
