Massachusetts Department of Transportation - Wed November 21, 2018
MassDOT Commits Funds to Longmeadow Rail Crossing
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has committed approximately $700,000 to help Amtrak make safety improvements at the public railroad crossing at Birnie Road in Longmeadow. This funding is expected to cover approximately 90 percent of the cost of the improvements....
CEG - Thu November 08, 2018
Northland JCB Holds Open House Appreciation Day
On Oct. 23, 2018, Northland JCB held an open house and customer appreciation day at its Wilmington, Mass., location. On display was the complete line of JCB construction equipment, as well as various other municipal machines currently offered by Northland JCB....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed November 07, 2018
Crews Finish Bridge Rehabilitation in Massachusetts
In Bernardston, Mass., cleanup efforts are under way following work to ensure the reliability and continued use of Bridge 42.81 for passenger and freight railroad operations. The rehab took place in a short period of time, but required a great deal of coordination....
Associated Press - Mon October 22, 2018
Nearly 36 Miles of Pipeline Replaced After Gas Explosions
BOSTON (AP) - The utility company involved in last month's explosions and fires in Massachusetts says it has replaced nearly 36 miles of main pipeline in the area. Columbia Gas announced Oct. 21, that it's 80 percent through its work replacing 45 miles of main pipeline, and about halfway through its work replacing 6,100 service lines to homes and businesses....
Massachusetts Department of Transportation - Thu October 11, 2018
Utility Work Begins on North Washington Street Bridge
MassDOT is reminding members of the public that work-related activities including utility operations are beginning on the $177 million project to replace the city of Boston-owned North Washington Street Bridge which carries traffic over the Boston Inner Harbor between the North End and Charlestown....
Massachusetts Department of Transportation - Thu October 11, 2018
Officials Laud Finish of First Municipal Small Bridge Job
Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito joined Jonathan Gulliver, highway administrator, members of the Massachusetts Legislature, municipal officials and local leaders to celebrate the completion of the project to rehabilitate the bridge that carries Main Street over the Parker River in Newbury, which is the first project completed through the Baker-Polito Administration's Municipal Small Bridge Program....
MBTA - Wed October 10, 2018
Green Line D Track, Signal Replacement Project Begins
The MBTA's contractor, Barletta-Fischbach, is scheduled to begin overnight work on the Green Line D Track and Signal Replacement Project. Work will take place in Brookline on Sunday through Thursday nights through Dec....
Massachusetts Department of Transportation - Thu September 27, 2018
Overnight Work Begins on MassDOT's $102M Haverhill I-495 Bridges Project
MassDOT has announced that overnight work on the $102 million project to replace the bridges that carry traffic on I-495 over the Merrimack River in Haverhill began on Sept 10. In general, overnight work will take place during weekdays between the hours of 7 p.m....
Massachusetts Department of Transportation - Thu September 27, 2018
Massachusetts' Morgan-Sullivan Bridge Reconstruction to Begin in October
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is beginning a new project in West Springfield/Agawam. The Morgan-Sullivan Bridge Reconstruction Project will reconstruct and widen the bridge that carries Suffield Street/Memorial Avenue (Route 147) over the Westfield River....
Massachusetts Department of Transportation - Thu September 27, 2018
Groundbreaking Begins Road Work in Three Mass. Towns
Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito joined Jonathan Gulliver, highway administrator, members of the Massachusetts Legislature, municipal officials and local leaders at a groundbreaking event to celebrate the start of an $8.2 million roadway construction project in Fitchburg, Lunenburg and Leominster....
