Joe Wojtas - Wed April 19, 2017
Seaport Acquiring Gulf Coast Oaks to Rebuild Mayflower II
The massive live oak trees in Diane Brugger's yard in Pass Christian, Miss., have been life-altering. After the raging waters of Hurricane Katrina swept her stately three-story inn off its foundation, Brugger found herself clinging to the limbs of two of the centuries-old trees....
Brenda Ruggiero - Wed April 19, 2017
$2B Bulfinch Crossing Takes Shape in Mass.
A unique mixed-use development project known as Bulfinch Crossing is beginning to take shape in Boston. It involves strategically transforming the site of an underutilized above-grade parking garage into a 2.9 -million sq....
Brenda Ruggiero - Wed April 05, 2017
MBTA Heads Beverly Drawbridge Replacement Project
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is heading a project that includes replacing a drawbridge swing span superstructure. The Beverly Drawbridge carries the Rockport and Newburyport Commuter Rail Line over the Danvers River in Beverly, Mass., which is located in Essex County....
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....
