Lowell Sun - Thu July 06, 2023
New Wing at Wilmington, Mass., School Being Built to House Early Childhood Center
Construction began in late June to add a new wing onto Wilmington Middle School in Massachusetts to accommodate the students and faculty who were displaced by the closure of the school system's Wildwood Early Childhood Center last winter....
Fitchburg Sentinel & Enterprise - Thu July 06, 2023
Massachusetts Governor's $14B Capital Spending to Focus On Roads, Housing, Development
The administration of Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey rolled out its five-year Capital Investment Plan (CIP) in late June, which called for $14 billion in spending with a focus on investments in roads, housing, economic development and climate projects....
StreetsblogMASS - Wed June 21, 2023
Work to Start in 2024 on Car-Free Mystic River Bridge Linking Two Boston Suburbs
A new motor vehicle-free bridge to connect the Boston suburbs of Everett and Somerville over the Mystic River is on schedule to begin construction in 2024, according to Massachusetts officials. The elegantly designed bicycle and pedestrian span would provide a direct link between the Encore Casino and the Northern Strand Trail on the northern banks of the Mystic River in Everett to the Assembly Square neighborhood and its Orange Line station in Somerville, on the southern bank....
State House News Service - Wed June 21, 2023
Mass. Governor Launches 'Green Bank' for New Construction, Housing Retrofits
With an eye on Massachusetts' mid-century greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments, Gov. Maura Healey launched a "green bank" initiative June 13 that she hopes will attract private investment and federal money to pay for building retrofits and new construction of decarbonized buildings in the state....
Boston Globe - Tue June 13, 2023
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Signs New Construction Project Safety Rules
Citing a string of major construction problems in Boston in recent years, Mayor Michelle Wu signed new rules June 1 that require large construction and demolition contractors working on projects in the city to file detailed safety plans in order to get a building permit....
Fall River Herald News - Thu May 11, 2023
VIDEO: MassDOT Demolishing Bridges in Fall River as Part of Route 79/Davol Street Project
One Massachusetts Route 79 overpass along Fall River's waterfront has been brought down by demolition experts, while two more bridges are meeting the business end of construction equipment, including one whose absence will drastically change the view for many drivers in the southeast Bay State town....
Daily Hampshire Gazette - Tue May 09, 2023
Holyoke Veterans' Home in Massachusetts Gets $164M Construction Grant from VA
A $164 million federal grant will go toward construction of a new Holyoke Veterans' Home in western Massachusetts, a $482.6 million project that when complete in 2028 will provide long-term care for 234 veterans....
CEG - Thu May 04, 2023
Sammy P Auction Services Holds Sale for SLT Construction
On April 21, 2023, Sammy P Auction Services conducted a major heavy equipment and truck auction for SLT Construction Corp's. aggregate division, which was downsizing its fleet upon the completion of a commercial subdivision project in Carver, Mass....
Salem News - Wed April 26, 2023
Initial Upgrades to Peabody, Mass., School Wraps, But Project to Finish This Fall
William Welch Elementary School students in Peabody, Mass., were met with a new atrium and classrooms April 24 as the first phase of extensive construction was completed on the building. The roughly $33 million project broke ground last June and is slated to be completed in November 2023....
Salem News - Tue March 28, 2023
Early Glimpse of Second Phase of Salem, Mass., City Park Overhaul Recently Unveiled
The next leg of the rehabilitation work at Salem Willows, a city park in Salem, Mass., was unveiled at a forum March 14. The effort will connect to and overlap with the construction of a new pier in the year following the overall project's second phase....
