City of Salem - Thu September 13, 2018
Salem Receives Grant to Improve Waterfront Access
The city of Salem has received a $741,200 grant from the Massachusetts Seaport Economic Council to fund a number of public access improvements along the city's historic waterfront. The grant will fund the construction of a new dinghy dock at Central Wharf, renovation of the Congress Street pier, and construction of a new small boat dock facility at the park under construction at 289 Derby St....
Brian Fraley – FRALEY CONSTRUCTION MARKETING - Wed September 12, 2018
HUB Foundation Breaks Into Boston's Slurry Wall Market With Key Equipment
HUB Foundation Company used a BAUER MC 96 duty-cycle crane with a BC 35 trench cutter and a BAUER MAT DE 500-20 slurry handling system to put in the foundations for a residential tower at Bullfinch Crossing in Boston....
Pawtucket Red Sox - Thu August 30, 2018
PawSox to Pack Bags for New Stadium in Worcester
The Pawtucket Red Sox signed a Letter of Intent to build an innovative downtown ballpark in Worcester, Mass., that would be scheduled to open in 2021. PawSox Chairman Larry Lucchino signed the letter in a ceremony at Worcester's City Hall with Lt....
Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts - Thu August 16, 2018
AGC of Mass. Gifts $100K to UMass for BCT Endowment
The University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a $100,000 gift from the Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts (AGC MA) of Wellesley, Mass. The gift, also made possible through the Construction Industry Association of Western Massachusetts in Springfield, will provide support for the building and construction technology (BCT) program and its students....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu August 16, 2018
$123M Boston Harbor Dredging Project Deepens Channel for Larger Ships
Work on a $123 million dredging project in New England's largest seaport is under way, with plans to continue for about three years to deepen the project to its newly authorized depths. The dredging project in the Boston Harbor is designed to accommodate large container ships that are calling on the United States' east coast now that the Panama Canal improvements are completed, according to the U.S....
Emily Buenzle - Fri August 10, 2018
New Study: Opioid Crisis Bad for Construction Industry
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health recently released a report showing the impact that opioids have had on the construction industry. According to the research, almost 25 percent of all opioid-related fatalities across four years happened to workers in the construction industry....
Sennebogen - Thu August 02, 2018
Contractor Goes to War Against Emerald Ash Borer, Snowstorms, Hurricanes, More
Hurricanes, nor-easters, snow storms and infestations of Emerald Ash Borer have been taking a toll on trees in Massachusetts for several years. For arborists like Jason Yerke, of Distinctive Tree Care, it's been a challenge to keep up with demand for clearing roads and power lines....
Massachusetts Department of Transportation - Thu August 02, 2018
MassDOT Provides I-90 Allston Intermodal Project Update
On June 27, at a meeting of the Allston I-90 Intermodal Project Task Force, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced that it is reviewing two key aspects of the project: the design of the “throat” section of the highway along the Charles River and when to construct a new regional transit hub at West Station....
Office of theGovernor of Massachusetts - Thu July 19, 2018
Gov. Baker Signs $3.9B Bond Bill for Repairs
Gov. Charlie Baker participated in a ceremonial bill-signing on July 10 providing for capital facility repairs and improvements for the Commonwealth, which authorizes approximately $3.9 billion to address the Commonwealth's statewide capital needs, including higher education campuses, health and human services facilities, state office buildings, public safety facilities, and courts....
Associated Press - Thu July 19, 2018
Wynn Completes $68M Pollution Cleanup at Casino Site
EVERETT, Mass. (AP) Wynn Resorts has removed nearly 1 million tons of contaminated sediment from the former chemical plant site where it's building a $2.5 billion Boston-area casino. The final price tag was about $68 million, or more than double the $30 million previously estimated by the Las Vegas company....
