Daily Hampshire Gazette - Tue October 24, 2023
MassDOT Designing a Path Along U.S. 5 Between Northampton, Easthampton
Massachusetts transportation officials are moving ahead with plans to construct a shared-use path for bikers and walkers along a dangerous 1.2-mi. stretch of U.S. Highway 5 between Northampton and Easthampton....
Hull Times - Tue October 10, 2023
Old Aquarium in Hull, Mass., Being Demolished to Build New Residential Project
Demolition of the former Atlantic Aquarium at the foot of Atlantic Hill in Hull, Mass., currently is under way and construction of the 21-unit residential building that will replace it is moving forward, the Hull Times reported Oct....
Berkshire Eagle - Tue October 10, 2023
Lake Mansfield Recreation Area in Great Barrington, Mass., Slated for November Overhaul
A long-awaited plan that will make western Massachusetts' Lake Mansfield recreation area safer and cleaner is on the cusp of starting. The Berkshire Eagle in Pittsfield reported Oct. 8 that heavy construction to replace the road around the Great Barrington lake with a shared pedestrian and cycling path will begin in November....
iBerkshires.com & CEG - Mon October 02, 2023
Town of Adams, Mass., Plans to Begin Two Construction Projects This Fall
A pair of construction projects in the scenic town of Adams, Mass., have either begun or are about to get under way this fall, reported iBerkshires.com, a local online news source based in the northwestern corner of the state....
Greenfield Recorder - Thu September 28, 2023
Officials in Northfield, Mass., to Continue Funding Push for New Schell Bridge
Town officials in Northfield, Mass., are continuing to push for funding to replace the Schell Bridge over the Connecticut River. In early September, they voted to send a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg seeking around $25 million for the project....
WAMC Northeast Public Radio - Thu August 31, 2023
After Building Massachusetts City's Flood Controls, USACE Returns for Its Modernization
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) kicked off a three-year feasibility study on modernizing the crumbling flood control system in North Adams, Mass., with a site visit Aug. 25. The USACE first built the concrete chutes that channel the Hoosic River through the western Massachusetts city between 1950 and 1961....
Daily Hampshire Gazette - Wed August 30, 2023
MassDOT Seeks Federal Grant for Project Linking Williamsburg, Haydenville
State officials in Massachusetts are seeking a $30 million federal boost to help reconstruct Mass. Highway 9 between the towns of Haydenville and Williamsburg in the western part of the state. As part of the effort along the highway, a shared-use path also would be built....
Mass.gov & Spectrum News - Thu August 17, 2023
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healy Breaks Ground On Rebuild of Holyoke Veterans Home
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey visited Holyoke Aug. 14 for the groundbreaking of a new $482 million reconstruction of the state's Veterans Home that will ultimately house 234 long term care beds. She told the hundreds gathered for the ceremony that the renewal of the facility, once known as the Soldier's Home, is a labor of love and respect for her administration....
Cape Cod Times & Politico - Mon August 07, 2023
Vineyard Wind 1 Project Under Way in Waters Off Massachusetts Could Power Up by October
America's first major offshore wind farm is coming into focus on waters off Massachusetts. Out past the state's famed islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, the Atlantic Ocean rises and falls around a massive, bright yellow structure that soon will serve as the foundation for a turbine tower that will spin wind into power....
Boston Herald & WBUR Public Radi - Tue August 01, 2023
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Bans Fossil Fuels in Construction of New City Buildings
In the latest push for her Green New Deal, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu signed an executive order that prohibits city-owned buildings from being constructed or renovated in a way that allows for the use of fossil fuels....
