Boston Sun and City of Boston - Wed September 25, 2024
Boston Officials Plan for Its Upcoming Dartmouth Street Safety, Mobility Project
The city of Boston Streets Cabinet staff held a virtual public meeting Sept. 11 to discuss its upcoming Dartmouth Street Safety and Mobility Project, which includes plans for a proposed two-way, separated bike lane on Dartmouth Street between Copley Square and the Charles River Esplanade, as well as immediate, short-term changes at the intersection of Dartmouth and Stuart streets....
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....
Daily Hampshire Gazette & UMass Amherst - Mon September 16, 2024
UMass Amherst Begins Building $43M School of Public Health, Health Sciences Hub
As a graduate of the School of Public Health & Health Sciences Kinesiology department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, doctoral student Petra Ypsilantis is aware of the separation and lack of cohesiveness among the school's six departments....
CEG - Thu August 22, 2024
Quality Fleet Service Acquires New England Road Equipment in Mass.
Nick Moynihan, president of Quality Fleet Service, South Hadley, Mass., announced the acquisition of New England Road Equipment in Brockton, Mass. With this purchase, Quality Fleet Service now offers the following product lines from both locations:HyundaiBell TrucksBandit Industries Heavy DivisionEggersmann North AmericaRocksterPolarisManitouLiebherrMetal Press PlowsNew Holland...
Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs - Mon August 19, 2024
Gov. Maura Healy Kicks Off Work in Salem, Mass., On State's Second Offshore Wind Terminal
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll were on hand in Salem Aug. 15 to celebrate the groundbreaking of the that city's Offshore Wind Terminal, the state's second such facility after the New Bedford site....
CEG - Mon August 19, 2024
Crews Continue Five-Stage Plan to Upgrade I-90/I-495 Interchange Near Boston
Drivers on Interstates 90 and 495 in the Bay State will see more construction equipment during their commutes as work on improving the interchange connecting the two highways is currently at a high point, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT)....
The New Bedford Light & MassCEC - Mon August 19, 2024
New Bedford, Mass., Marine Terminal to Be Expanded to Handle Larger Wind Turbine Parts
To cement Massachusetts' position in the offshore wind industry, the state is expanding its first — as well as the country's first — marshaling site at the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal to handle bigger and heavier turbine components as several staging sites come online along the Atlantic Coast....
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....
Greenfield Recorder - Mon July 22, 2024
MassDOT Planning $10M Upgrade to West Hawley Road Bridge in Eastern Berkshires
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is planning a $10 million upgrade to the West Hawley Road Bridge over the Deerfield River in Charlemont, a small community in the eastern Berkshire Mountains....
CEG - Wed July 17, 2024
Massachusetts Receives $1B in Fed Money to Help Replace Two Aging Cape Cod Bridges
The state of Massachusetts is making headway on putting together the funding needed to replace two aging bridges that connect Cape Cod to the rest of the state. Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll announced July 12 that the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and U.S....
