New England

Thu June 22, 2017

RIDOT Selects Tolling Program Contractor

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced it has signed a contract with Kapsch Traffic Com IVHS Inc. to design and build the all-electronic tolling facilities and associated infrastructure for Rhode Island's truck-only tolling program....

Thu June 22, 2017

Connecticut's O&G Industries Receives 2017 Innovation in Education Award

O&G Industries, Connecticut's largest privately-held construction company, received the Midstate Chamber of Commerce's Innovation in Education award for the O&G Builds program at Platt High School in Meriden, Conn....

Klark Jessen - Thu June 22, 2017

Officials Celebrate Construction Start of Blue Hill Station

Gov. Charlie Baker, Transportation Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack and MBTA Acting General Manager Brian Shortsleeve held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the construction of the new Blue Hill Avenue Station on the Fairmont Commuter Rail Line....

Thu June 22, 2017

USDOT OKs Nearly $5M for Maine Airport Terminal Expansions, Runway Projects

The U.S. Department of Transportation has approved funding for several airport projects in Maine, including a $2.56 million investment in the Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport's terminal project. “I'm pleased this funding has been approved....

Andrea Watts - CEG Correspondent - Thu June 22, 2017

MassDOT Pilots Intelligent Compaction on Methuen Reconstruction Project

The new partial cloverleaf interchange at Exit 46 off I-93 in Methuen, Mass., is taking shape with the recent completion of the southbound off-ramp onto Route 110/113 and construction under way on the northbound off-ramp to westbound Route 110/113....

Fri June 09, 2017

URI Launches Construction of $125M Engineering Complex

Gov. Gina Raimondo, University of Rhode Island President David M. Dooley and URI College of Engineering Dean Raymond Wright joined other state, University and business leaders in a ceremonial groundbreaking to launch construction of URI's new $125 million engineering complex....

Fri June 09, 2017

Hinesburg Road Will Close for Two Months Due to Construction

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) Officials said drivers should expect a slightly longer commute while a South Burlington, Vt., road is closed for construction. WCAX-TV reported Hinesburg Road will be shut down for two months while crews install a 115-ft....

Fri June 09, 2017

Mall Project Gets Go-Ahead From Vermont Environmental Court

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) A new town center mall in Vermont's largest city will not be delayed after residents sought to halt construction through a Vermont Environmental Court ruling. Judge Thomas Walsh said that construction on the Burlington Town Center can move forward, but also added that moving forward with construction while an appeal is pending carries risk....

Fri June 09, 2017

FMCB OKs $92.8M to Rehabilitate Wellington Facility

The MBTA's Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB) approved a contract with Barletta Heavy Division Inc., for the construction of improvements to the Wellington Maintenance Facility, which will prepare the location for the arrival of new Orange Line vehicles....

Fri June 09, 2017

MHA to Host 38th Annual New England Public Works Expo

Mark your calendar for the 38th annual Massachusetts Highway Association (MHA) New England Public Works Expo which will be held on Sept. 20 and 21, 2017 at the Boxboro Regency (formerly Holiday Inn) in Boxborough, Mass....