MassDOT - Thu October 10, 2019
Gov. Baker Touts Act in Testimony Before Joint Committee on Transportation
Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker joined Secretary of Transportation Stephanie Pollack and MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak Oct. 8 to testify before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Transportation in support of An Act Authorizing and Accelerating Transportation Investment....
Thor Jourgensen – THE DAILY ITEM - Thu September 26, 2019
Crane Operator Gets a Bird's Eye View of the Community
LYNN, Mass. (AP) Towering 162 ft. above the ground and painted red, the place where Scott Callahan goes to work every day has dominated the city's skyline since mid summer. Callahan operates a crane being used to build Procopio Enterprises Inc.'s apartment construction project underway between Oxford and Munroe streets....
Edgar A. Browning – Special to CEG - Mon September 16, 2019
Looking Back: J. F. White Contracting Company
J. F. White Contracting Company of Framingham, Mass., was founded in 1924 by Joseph F. White Sr. specializing in foundation excavation and hauling. When White's sons, Tom, Joe Jr. and John returned from WWII they joined the firm and it grew into one of the largest highway heavy civil construction companies in Boston, Mass....
Massachusetts AGC - Thu September 12, 2019
Massachusetts Court Makes Important Ruling for General Contractors
In a case closely watched by the construction industry, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) reecently overturned a Superior Court's decision barring any recovery by the general contractor G4S (the "general") against the project owner because the general had intentionally and falsely certified that subcontractors had been timely paid when they had not....
MassDOT - Wed August 28, 2019
Massachusetts DOT Releases Extensive Traffic Congestion Report … and What to Do About It
A data-driven report on congestion was released by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) with recommendations for state and municipal government, the private sector and other stakeholders to make commutes by road and transit more reliable, accessible and predictable while reducing greenhouse gas emissions....
MassDOT - Thu August 15, 2019
Massachusetts Governor Seeks OK for $18B Transportation Bond Bill
The Baker-Polito administration filed a transportation bond bill on July 25 seeking $18 billion in additional capital authorization to invest in building and modernizing a transportation system that meets the needs of residents, businesses and cities and towns statewide....
Associated Press - Thu August 01, 2019
Massachusetts Authorizes $200M for City, Town Infrastructure
BOSTON (AP) Republican Gov. Charlie Baker has signed a bill providing $200 million to cities and towns for local infrastructure projects. The so-called Chapter 90 funds were given final approval by the Democratic-controlled Legislature in early June....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu July 18, 2019
Road Widening, Bridge Construction Under Way in Weymouth, Abington, Mass.
MassDOT is overseeing a road widening and bridge reconstruction project in Weymouth and Abington, Mass., that will widen and repave 4 mi. of Route 18 and replace a bridge that runs over commuter rail tracks on the highway that is 15 mi....
MassDOT - Wed July 17, 2019
Baker-Polito Administration Celebrates South Coast Rail Groundbreaking
Gov. Charlie Baker, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, MassDOT Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack and MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak joined municipal leaders, elected officials and local stakeholder groups to celebrate the beginning of Phase 1 South Coast Rail work and tour action taking place along the New Bedford Main Line in East Freetown, an area in which culvert work is taking place....
MassDOT - Mon July 15, 2019
MassDOT, MBTA OK Five-Year $18.3B Capital Investment Plan
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation Board of Directors and MBTA Fiscal Management and Control Board today voted to approve the five-year $18.3 billion MassDOT and MBTA Capital Investment Plan (CIP) for Fiscal Years 2020-2024, an increase of approximately $1 billion over the last five-year CIP....
