Klark Jessen - Thu January 03, 2019
Future of Transportation Commission Releases Report
On Dec. 14, the Commission on the Future of Transportation in the Commonwealth released its two-part report on transportation needs and challenges facing the Commonwealth between 2020 and 2040. The commission was established by Executive Order No....
MBTA - Thu January 03, 2019
MBTA Appoints Steve Poftak as Its New General Manager
Transportation Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack announced the appointment of MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board Vice Chair Steve Poftak as the new general manager of the MBTA. Poftak, who will succeed Luis Ramirez, brings to the position deep knowledge of MBTA operations and finances, 16 years of public policy experience, a network of relationships, familiarity with the key challenges facing the authority, and a passion for public transportation....
SDLG - Thu December 20, 2018
Omasta Landscaping Chooses an SDLG Fleet for Snow Removal
Omasta Landscaping, founded in 1979 is based in Hadley, Mass., and creates landscapes for homeowners, businesses and municipalities, including lawn installation, fertilization, irrigation and hardscapes, park renovations/construction and so much more....
CEG - Thu December 20, 2018
Lorusso Holds Mecalac, Engcon, Hyundai Demo Event
Lorusso Heavy Equipment held a hands-on demo day Dec. 1, 2018, near its facility in Walpole, Mass. The event spotlighted the Mecalac 8-MCR earthmover equipped with an Engcon tilt rotating system. In addition, other models of the Engcon product line were available for a test drive along with various models of Hyundai excavators and wheel loaders....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 13, 2018
Boston's Historic Watertown Arsenal Transforms Into Mixed-Use Arsenal Yards
A historic renovation that will create a unique urban street environment is unfolding in Watertown, Mass. Arsenal Yards, Boston's new mixed-use destination development, will offer a variety of shops, local and regional restaurants, office space, housing and entertainment venues....
Thu December 06, 2018
Barge Carrying Construction Equipment Sinks
The Coast Guard and partner agencies located the missing barge, Dredge 200, Dec. 5, 2018, after it capsized and sank earlier this week in Broad Sound approximately two miles southeast of Nahant, Mass. The barge's location was confirmed by a contracted company using multi-beam sonar just north of the North Channel, the major shipping lane into Boston Harbor, in approximately 100 ft....
Massachusetts Department of Transportation - Wed December 05, 2018
Baker-Polito Admin. Announces $40M in Additional Local Road, Bridge Funding
The Baker-Polito Administration announced that $40 million in additional funding will be provided to cities and towns in Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) for road construction and transportation improvement projects....
Massachusetts Department of Transportation - Wed November 21, 2018
MassDOT Advertises Morton Street/Gallivan Blvd. Project
MassDOT has announced that the upcoming project to make roadway improvements to Morton Street (Route 203) and the intersections with Gallivan Boulevard and West Selden Street in Boston is being advertised for construction bids....
Office of Gov. Charlie Baker - Wed November 21, 2018
Baker-Polito Administration Celebrates Groundbreaking at Chelsea Soldiers' Home
On Oct. 29 Gov. Charlie Baker joined Secretary of Administration and Finance Michael J. Heffernan; Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders; Secretary of Veterans' Services Francisco Ureña; House Speaker Robert DeLeo; and veterans of the United States Armed Forces for the groundbreaking of the new long-term care facility at the Chelsea Soldiers' Home....
CEG - Wed November 21, 2018
BOND Brothers Holds Back the Waters Near Fenway Station
A big job in a small space cannot be done with just any piece of machinery. So, when BOND Brothers (BOND) took on the flood mitigation project for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), the company needed to find an excavator with a very small footprint, strong lifting capacities and breakout force....
