StreetsblogMASS & MBTA - Thu November 14, 2024
Boston, MBTA Officials Reveal New Designs for Future Blue Hill Avenue Transit Project
The city of Boston and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) have released new conceptual designs for the Blue Hill Avenue transit project and announced plans to host three open houses in Mattapan and Dorchester in the coming month to vet the refined plan with neighbors and bus riders....
CEG - Wed September 25, 2024
VIDEO: Feds Award Massachusetts $472.3M to Replace An Old Drawbridge Over Charles River
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) will receive $472.3 million in federal funding to replace a Depression-era drawbridge over the Charles River, the agency announced Sept. 23The North Station Draw One Bridge connects Boston and Cambridge, carrying more than 11 million passengers per year on the Commuter Rail and Amtrak trains....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu July 25, 2024
SPS New England, Select Demo Lead Boston Bridge Project
The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority announced that the Dorchester Avenue Bridge in Boston is under construction. The bridge, which is located between Von Hillern and Kemp streets, was built in 1925 and rehabilitated in 1975....
MassLive.com - Mon June 24, 2024
Effort to Build a North South Rail Link in Massachusetts Backed by U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton
Seth Moulton has a mission: One day, people in Massachusetts will be able to travel by train, unimpeded, from Worcester to the North Shore. Or, if they are of a mind, from Needham to TD Garden in Boston....
Skanska - Mon May 20, 2024
Skanska Awarded $24M Contract for Supplemental Track Improvements to MBTA's Red Line
Skanska, a global construction and development firm, announced that it has been awarded a $24 million contract by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to provide supplemental track improvements to the MBTA Red Line during six 24/7 track outages scheduled in 2024....
MBTA & WBZ-TV - Tue November 21, 2023
VIDEO: Massachusetts Needs $24.5B to Repair a Multitude of Issues in State's Transit System
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) said Nov. 16 that it needs $24.5 billion to fix the state's public transit system, WBZ-TV in Boston reported. MBTA admitted the staggering cost is needed to repair the multitude of issues it faces system wide....
WCVB-TV & Boston.com - Thu July 06, 2023
Six-Week Shutdown of MBTA Green Line in Suburban Boston Delayed Until September
One of the newest stretches of the MBTA's Green Line Extension will remain open through the summer, the office of Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced July 5. The news comes less than one week after the transit agency said the portion of commuter rail line would need to close for six weeks amid construction on the Squires Bridge....
Patch & MBTA - Mon March 20, 2023
Pedestrian Bridge at Natick MBTA Stop in Massachusetts Closed for Station Construction
The ongoing renovation and construction project at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's (MBTA) Natick Center commuter rail station is making progress, which means another closure is upon its riders....
Hingham Anchor & MBTA - Thu March 02, 2023
Federal Grant Awarded to Hingham Ferry Dock Upgrades South of Boston
A $6.6 million Federal Transit Authority (FTA) grant recently was awarded to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) for capital improvements to the ferry dock at the Hingham Shipyard, southeast of Boston....
WHAV.net - Thu July 21, 2022
New Rail Bridge to Be Built in Haverhill, Mass., Over Ongoing Construction
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has unveiled a new plan for the replacement of an old railroad bridge across Haverhill's South Elm Street that will primarily be built from a mid-air platform to prevent the potential chaos of simultaneous construction projects in that area of town....
