Klark Jessen - Wed April 05, 2017
MassDOT's Board OKs Contract to Replace Bridges
This project, which involves replacing the bridge carrying Route 3 northbound and southbound over High Street in Norwell and the bridge carrying Route 3 northbound and southbound over Route 123, (Webster Street) in Hanover, is expected to begin this summer and be completed by 2020....
Wed April 05, 2017
DOT: Weekly Commute Savings From Toll Booth Removal
Drivers into Boston from its western suburbs are now saving 12 minutes of commute time each way, or two hours a week, after the Massachusetts Department of Transportation removed all middle-lane toll booths last fall to let traffic flow without stopping, said state Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack....
Wed April 05, 2017
Terramac Appoints C.N. Wood as New Authorized Dealer
Terramac, a manufacturer of rubber track crawler carriers, expands its representation in the North American market to include C.N. Wood as part of its dealer network. C.N. Wood will represent the Terramac product line in Massachusetts and Rhode Island....
Wed March 08, 2017
New Boston Bruins Facility Features Custom Concrete
When the Warrior Ice Arena was built, the architect wanted to bring the imagery of hockey from the interior to the exterior of the complex. With a landmark 68-ft. (20.7 m)-high hockey stick, the new 75,000-sq.-ft....
Jennifer Rupp - Wed March 08, 2017
MassDOT Rolls Over to Electronic Tolling for I-90
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) cites safety as one of the leading drivers to switching to All Electronic Tolling (AET). According to the National Transportation Safety Bureau, “toll authorities nationwide experience rear-end collision rates that exceed other types of collisions, in part because toll plazas interrupt the flow of high-speed traffic to intermittently collect tolls.”To improve driver safety and streamline the toll process, MassDOT has set off on a multi-year project to remove toll booths on I-90 statewide and install All Electronic Tolling....
Frank Hartzell - Tue February 28, 2017
Mass. City Rethinks Smoking on Construction Sites
City councilors in one Massachusetts community are proposing a smoking ban at construction sites following a massive blaze in December. The proposal by Cambridge City Councilors comes months after a 10-alarm fire forced more than 150 people out of their homes....
Anthony Fay - Mon February 27, 2017
Payloader Falls into Canal in Western Mass.
A crane had to be used Feb. 23 to remove a piece of heavy construction equipment that fell into a canal in Holyoke the day before. The payloader went into the Lower Leval Canal along Water Street in the Flats of Holyoke on Feb....
Irwin Rapoport - Wed February 22, 2017
Crews Clean Up Contaminated Starmet Corporation Buildings
A key phase of the clean up of Starmet Corporation, a superfund site in Concord, Mass., was recently completed by de maximis inc. The main work was finished last August — under budget by $15 million....
Mon February 20, 2017
Equipment East Opens New Facility
Equipment East's new facility is open and ready for business. Located on 61 Silva Lane in Dracut, Mass., five minutes south of the New Hampshire border and 10 minutes from Route 93 on Route 113, the multi-million-dollar building boasts a 5,750 sq....
Thu February 16, 2017
Gov. Baker Seeking $200M for Local Road, Bridge Projects
Gov. Charlie Baker is seeking $200 million for local transportation projects across Massachusetts. The Republican governor said Feb. 16 he's filing a bill requesting the money to help cities and towns make needed upgrades to roads and bridges....
