• Somerville February 1, 2024 8:50 pm

    In push for pothole repairs, Somerville residents turn to bumper stickers

    One of the busiest streets in Somerville, Massachusetts, is also one of its most treacherous. Travel in any direction on Highland Avenue, and you’re in for a bumpy ride. “Like a horse riding on the rodeo, ba-boom, ba-boom, ba-boom,” said Andy McGrath. The potholes, patches and uneven pavement are fraying nerves and testing patience. It even inspired a “My...

  • Massachusetts February 1, 2024 8:44 pm

    Somerville neighborhood sticking together to get road fixed

    Drivers in Somerville are growing frustrated with the condition of a major road.

  • Cape Cod December 15, 2023 8:02 pm

    Mass. receives $372M in federal funds for Cape Cod bridge replacement

    Massachusetts has received hundreds of millions in federal funding as part of a plan to replace the two bridges to Cape Cod, leaders announced Friday. Gov. Maura Healey said her administration is celebrating after learning the state would get $372 million, the full amount it applied for from the Federal Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant program in August. “This is a…

  • Cape Cod December 5, 2023 4:14 pm

    MassDOT requests $1.06B grant for Sagamore Bridge replacement

    The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has filed an application requesting $1.06 billion in federal grant funding toward the project to replace the Cape Cod bridges. The replacement of the aging Sagamore Bridge and Bourne Bridge has become a priority for Massachusetts lawmakers, including Gov. Maura Healey. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey have been pushing for federal funding for the…

  • Infrastructure September 15, 2023 5:38 pm

    New concerns that New England dams may not be built for climate-induced storms

    The floods this week in Massachusetts that put a few dams at risk have raised concern the structures may increasingly be at risk as the region is hit by stronger and wetter storms. There are thousands of dams across New England and many were built decades if not centuries ago, often to help power textile mills, store water or supply…

  • Infrastructure September 14, 2023 5:51 pm

    Looking at dam conditions across Massachusetts

    Data from the National Inventory of Dams paints a picture of how many dams in Massachusetts pose a significant danger to human life and what condition they were in when last inspected

  • Infrastructure September 14, 2023 5:55 pm

    INTERACTIVE MAP: Looking at dam conditions across Massachusetts

    Officials flagged two dams as being severely damaged by the flash flooding in Leominster on Monday. According to the Mass Office of Dam Safety, the Barrett Park Pond Dam was last inspected on November 18, 202. Federal data shows it was in poor condition when it was inspected in 2017.   The Fall Brook Reservoir Dam was last inspected on November…

  • Cape Cod August 15, 2023 8:35 pm

    Gov. Healey seeking federal grant for 1 Cape Cod bridge to start

    Healey’s office said the administration still intends to replace both bridges, but wants to start with the Sagamore because of its higher traffic volumes and its bigger role in the Cape’s economy.

  • Cape Cod August 15, 2023 8:39 pm

    In shift, Healey going after federal funding for just 1 Cape bridge to start

    After previous efforts to secure federal funding for replacement of both Cape Cod bridges stumbled, Gov. Maura Healey and her deputies will shift to a phased approach that first targets money primarily for the Sagamore Bridge. Healey’s office said the administration will submit applications in the coming weeks for a combined $1.45 billion in federal grants, most of which would…

  • Biden Administration June 26, 2023 5:17 pm

    High-speed internet is a necessity, President Biden says, pledging all US will have access by 2030

    President Joe Biden on Monday said that high-speed internet is no longer a luxury but an “absolute necessity,” as he pledged that every household in the nation would have access by 2030 using cables made in the U.S.

  • Infrastructure March 15, 2023 4:41 pm

    State Investing $85M in Allston Viaduct It Plans to Replace

    State officials agreed Wednesday to move forward with an $85 million project to make safety repairs to the Allston I-90 viaduct, despite local opposition that further highway investments might delay eventual plans to replace the traffic-heavy bridge. The repairs will target places where the aging bridge near Boston University has structurally deteriorated, replacing its existing concrete overlay, broken and corroding…

  • Cape Cod March 9, 2023 5:38 pm

    Biden Budget Offers $350M ‘Down Payment' Toward Replacing Cape Bridges

    Massachusetts elected officials who for years have been seeking federal funding to help replace the aging bridges across the Cape Cod Canal got a major ally Thursday: President Joe Biden. Biden’s fiscal year 2024 national budget proposal calls for directing $350 million toward the replacement of the Bourne and Sagamore Bridges, and the White House said that “initial” investment would…

  • Boston October 21, 2022 1:52 pm

    Wu Announces New Green Infrastructure Standards

    Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on Friday announced new design standards for certain city infrastructure projects that offer environmental benefits. The main focus of the designs will be something many people walk by without much thought – curb extensions. The idea is to build new curb extensions, which improve pedestrian safety but traditionally create small, otherwise unusable paved spaces, with green…

  • Boston October 19, 2022 2:30 pm

    State to Address Declining Conditions in Boston Highway Tunnels

    The constellation of highway tunnels beneath Boston, some of which are more than half a century old, are in line for more than $15 million in repairs to plug leaks and patch up worn-down surfaces. State transportation officials on Wednesday approved a $15.3 million contract with SPS New England Inc. for maintenance on a quartet of tunnels that together carry…

  • MBTA September 27, 2022 6:12 pm

    Lynn Business Owner Takes on MBTA Over Bridge Issues

    Cisco Meneses, the owner of roughly 20 storefronts on Mount Vernon Street, claims the deteriorating Mount Vernon Street Bridge is the reason why he can’t open any of his businesses. The MBTA claims he has not given them proper access to fix it.

  • MBTA September 27, 2022 6:19 pm

    Lynn Business Owner Says Deteriorated MBTA Bridge is Hurting His Businesses

    A Lynn, Massachusetts, business owner is going head to head with the MBTA and their fight has ended up in court.  Cisco Meneses, the owner of roughly 20 storefronts on Mount Vernon Street, claims the deteriorating Mount Vernon Street Bridge is the reason why he can’t open any of his businesses. The businesses are located directly under the bridge...

  • highways September 19, 2022 11:45 pm

    INTERACTIVE MAP: Fixing ‘Structurally Deficient' Bridges Will Cost Mass. Billions

    Crumbling concrete, exposed rebar, and rusted steel. That’s what pictures from an inspection report obtained through an open records request show on one of the most traveled bridges in the state.   Known simply as structure #111, a bridge on the Massachusetts turnpike in Allston is the gateway to Boston.  “That is a structurally deficient bridge that we put a...

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