Fall River Herald News & Business Wire - Wed November 08, 2023
Replacement of Old Vocational-Technical High School in Fall River, Mass., Begins
The new Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School in Fall River, Mass., will soon begin to take shape now that the project reached a key milestone in its development Nov. 3 with a ceremonial groundbreaking....
Daily Hampshire Gazette - Wed November 01, 2023
Belchertown Advances Plan for New Middle School
Officials in Belchertown, Mass., took a major step in early October to replace its aging Jabish Brook Middle School with a new building that is estimated to cost between $117 million and $121 million if residents approve the project at a town meeting next June....
Salem News - Wed November 01, 2023
Work to Begin in March On New Town Building Complex in Middleton, Mass.
Construction on a project that combines the Middleton, Mass., Town Hall with a new community center and public safety building will finally get under way this March after the town's residents had to increase the project budget by an estimated $10 million....
Daily Hampshire Gazette - Tue October 24, 2023
MassDOT Designing a Path Along U.S. 5 Between Northampton, Easthampton
Massachusetts transportation officials are moving ahead with plans to construct a shared-use path for bikers and walkers along a dangerous 1.2-mi. stretch of U.S. Highway 5 between Northampton and Easthampton....
Hull Times - Tue October 10, 2023
Old Aquarium in Hull, Mass., Being Demolished to Build New Residential Project
Demolition of the former Atlantic Aquarium at the foot of Atlantic Hill in Hull, Mass., currently is under way and construction of the 21-unit residential building that will replace it is moving forward, the Hull Times reported Oct....
Berkshire Eagle - Tue October 10, 2023
Lake Mansfield Recreation Area in Great Barrington, Mass., Slated for November Overhaul
A long-awaited plan that will make western Massachusetts' Lake Mansfield recreation area safer and cleaner is on the cusp of starting. The Berkshire Eagle in Pittsfield reported Oct. 8 that heavy construction to replace the road around the Great Barrington lake with a shared pedestrian and cycling path will begin in November....
iBerkshires.com & CEG - Mon October 02, 2023
Town of Adams, Mass., Plans to Begin Two Construction Projects This Fall
A pair of construction projects in the scenic town of Adams, Mass., have either begun or are about to get under way this fall, reported iBerkshires.com, a local online news source based in the northwestern corner of the state....
Greenfield Recorder - Thu September 28, 2023
Officials in Northfield, Mass., to Continue Funding Push for New Schell Bridge
Town officials in Northfield, Mass., are continuing to push for funding to replace the Schell Bridge over the Connecticut River. In early September, they voted to send a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg seeking around $25 million for the project....
WAMC Northeast Public Radio - Thu August 31, 2023
After Building Massachusetts City's Flood Controls, USACE Returns for Its Modernization
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) kicked off a three-year feasibility study on modernizing the crumbling flood control system in North Adams, Mass., with a site visit Aug. 25. The USACE first built the concrete chutes that channel the Hoosic River through the western Massachusetts city between 1950 and 1961....
Daily Hampshire Gazette - Wed August 30, 2023
MassDOT Seeks Federal Grant for Project Linking Williamsburg, Haydenville
State officials in Massachusetts are seeking a $30 million federal boost to help reconstruct Mass. Highway 9 between the towns of Haydenville and Williamsburg in the western part of the state. As part of the effort along the highway, a shared-use path also would be built....
