Greenfield Recorder & CEG - Tue February 15, 2022
MassDOT Tells Town That High Construction Bids are Delaying Schell Bridge
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has assured the town of Northfield that it is not avoiding the reconstruction of the 119-year-old Schell Memorial Bridge, within the town limits, but simply does not have the money to take on the endeavor any time soon....
Air Force Materiel Command & CEG - Thu February 03, 2022
U.S. Air Force Chooses Joint Venture to Build Advanced Lab for MIT
The Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) has awarded a $278.6 million project to construct a modern laboratory needed for development of advanced technologies on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Lincoln Laboratory campus, at Hanscom Air Force Base northwest of Boston....
CEG - Tue February 01, 2022
First Solar Panels on Highway Sound Walls in U.S. to Be Built in Massachusetts
Massachusetts is on the verge of becoming the first region in the United States to install solar panels on a highway noise barrier, according to a Jan. 25 statement from the Department of Transportation (MassDOT)....
The Salem News - Mon January 31, 2022
Transformation of Salem, Mass., Port to Begin with $3M Dredging Project
Hopes are that a multi-million-dollar effort to dredge Salem Harbor will help usher in a transformation of the city's port. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) recently announced a $14 billion wave of funding for nationwide projects tailored "to strengthen port and waterway supply chains and bolster climate resilience."That includes more than $20 million coming to Massachusetts and $2.95 million for dredging Salem Harbor....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed January 26, 2022
Demolition Crews Proceed Carefully to Avoid Premature Collapse of Old Span
Operations to rebuild the Belden G. Bly Drawbridge, a $99.3 million Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) project awarded to SPS New England Inc., are proceeding. The drawbridge, formerly known as the Fox Hill Drawbridge and renamed in 1985 to honor a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, carried traffic on Route 107 (Salem Turnpike/Western Avenue) over the Saugus River, linking the municipalities of Saugus and Lynn, north of Boston....
MetroWest Daily News - Thu January 20, 2022
MassDOT, Local and State Leaders Fete New Municipal Grant Programs
Surrounded by lines of snow clearing apparatus, approximately 30 people gathered Jan. 18 inside the Anthony Colonna Public Works Building in Framingham to celebrate the Massachusetts Department of Transportation's upcoming municipal grant programs — some with upcoming application due dates....
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....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Wed December 29, 2021
Reconstruction of Gleasondale Road Bridge Continues With Demo Phase
The reconstruction of the Gleasondale Road Bridge in Stow, Mass., is under way, with preliminary work completed and removal of the existing deck and beams to follow. The Kodiak Corp. of Lawrence, Mass., is the contractor....
Brockton Enterprise - Wed December 22, 2021
Massachusetts Wants to Build $305M Bristol-Plymouth Technical High School
Massachusetts' Bristol-Plymouth Regional Vocational Technical district is looking to build a $305 million high school in Taunton that would replace an aging campus. The Brockton Enterprise reported Dec....
Boston Real Estate Times - Wed November 17, 2021
Long-Awaited Washington Village in South Boston Begins Construction
The first phase of construction on the Washington Village project in South Boston has officially gotten under way, according to Samuel & Associates, a Boston real estate development company. The project is part of a long-awaited redevelopment of a former industrial site, encompassing 5 acres, into a mix of uses that will bring together the Andrew Square community....
