Massachusetts Department of Transportation - Thu March 28, 2019
Tobin Bridge, Route 1 Chelsea Lane Closures Start in April
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced the Department will be rehabilitating the surface of the Tobin Bridge and complete required maintenance to improve the structure which will require lane closures and result in significant traffic impacts on the Tobin Bridge and Chelsea Curves section of Route 1 beginning April 1....
Army Corps of Engineers - Thu March 28, 2019
USACE Begins Maintenance Project on Bourne Bridge Over Cape Cod Canal
Maintenance work on the Bourne Bridge spanning the Cape Cod Canal in Bourne, Mass., began on March 25, 2019 and will continue through late May 2019, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New England District officials....
MBTA - Thu March 14, 2019
Green Line Extension Next Steps: Somerville Spans to Close
The MBTA has announced that the Green Line Extension (GLX) Project is on schedule with the next major project steps, including the temporary closure of three bridges in Somerville in order to advance GLX construction, which includes infrastructure improvements as well as widening efforts to accommodate the addition of new Green Line light rail tracks and rights of way....
AASHTO - Thu March 14, 2019
Report: Mass. Faces $8.4B Funding Gap for Transportation
An eight-page report issued in mid-February indicates Massachusetts faces an estimated $8.4 billion transportation funding gap over the next 10 years to keep the state's bridges, roads and public transit infrastructure in a state of good repair....
Sheila Capetta – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu February 28, 2019
Whitney and Son Holds Crusher School Featuring Metso in Fitchburg, Mass.
The Whitney and Son staff (L-R): Bethany Jones of Fitchburg, Mass., service assistant; Brian Spring of Sterling, Mass., road service; Jamie Zisk of Fitchburg, Mass., service technician; Bruce Gallant of Leominster, Mass., supervisor; Dave Wentworth of Fitchburg, Mass., road technician; and Ian Krietler of Milford, N.H., service technician, stand in front of the Lokotrack LT106 mobile jaw crushing plant during a break in the class....
Merck KGaA - Thu February 28, 2019
Merck to Invest $70M Into New Biopharma R&D Facility
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, which operates its biopharmaceutical business as EMD Serono in the United States and Canada, announced a $70 million investment to expand its research and development (R&D) facility in Billerica, Mass....
Associated Press - Thu February 28, 2019
GE to Downsize Mass. Headquarters, Reimburse State $87M
BOSTON (AP) General Electric will downsize its world headquarters in Boston and will return $87 million that Massachusetts spent as part of an incentives package to lure the company from Connecticut three years ago....
Congressman Richard E. Neal - Thu February 14, 2019
Rep. Neal Announces $42.6M for Westover Air Reserve Base
United States Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Brig. Gen. D. Scott Durham, commander 439th Airlift Wing, Westover Air Reserve Base and Chicopee Mayor Richard Kos for the announcement of $42.6 million from the Department of Defense....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu February 14, 2019
Hammer Operator Makes Unusual Discovery at Massachusetts Quarry
Hammer operator Brandon Hersey likes to keep an eye out for the unexpected find in the Westford, Mass., quarry where he works. So far, in the two-and-a-half years he's been on the job at Graniteville Materials, all he's come up with is junk — empty soup cans and the like — but he's heard of other discoveries, like the smoky quartz gemstone a co-worker recently unearthed....
Able Tool & Equipment - Thu February 07, 2019
Able Tool & Equipment Adds Tim Stewart to Management Team
Able Tool & Equipment, a construction machinery distributor in Connecticut and Massachusetts, announced the addition of Tim Stewart as service manager. Stewart will be overseeing all service and technical aspects of the company for its two locations....
