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In an effort to curb wrong-way crashes, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation is now installing wrong-way driver detectors on more than a dozen highway lanes and ramps across the state this week.

This week, there will be overnight lane and ramp closures on some highways, as crews work to install the systems.

Wrong-way driver detectors are being installed and tested on more than a dozen highway lanes and ramps throughout Massachusetts, as part of a $2.6 million pilot program by the state’s department of transportation. This week, there will be overnight lane and ramp closures on some highways, as crews work to install the systems aimed at curbing wrong-way crashes. Through Friday…

As the traffic backs up Wednesday evening over the bridge to Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood, the worry is only escalating. The project to replace the North Washington Bridge has been delayed a year, frustrating Charlestown residents. “I think our children are not safe,” Katy Fleming said. Fleming would know. “It was my daughter who was almost killed last December,” Fleming...

Cracks in the bridge connecting Charlestown to the rest of Boston are causing significant delays on the project.

The oldest commercial airport terminal in New England still in active use is set to be replaced, as the state commits money to fund a new terminal and control tower at New Bedford Regional Airport. New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell and State Representative Bill Straus have received commitment from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation for design and project funding for…

Delays are expected after a serious crash Friday night on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Westborough. The Westborough Fire Department and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation confirmed Interstate 90 westbound was closed at mile marker 107 after the fiery rollover crash. Westborough Fire later said one lane had been opened for traffic. The others will remain closed for Massachusetts State Police….

Overnight lane closures on part of the Tobin Bridge are set to begin Monday night, allowing crews with MassDOT to work on repairs. The closures will run from 7 p.m. through 5 a.m., Monday through Thursday, and are projected to last for around three months, according to a news release from the state’s transportation department. MassDOT said the closure...

Things seemed like smooth sailing early Monday morning to the surprise of some — though they were already picking up around 8 a.m. — on what is considered the first real test of the Orange Line shutdown. While some commuters who spoke to NBC10 Boston said things were going better than expected first thing Monday, there’s a bigger test just…

MassDOT Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver joined NBC10 Boston Monday morning to talk the impact of the Orange and Green line closures during the first few days of this workweek. Gulliver said it will be very important for drivers to respect bus routes and turning lanes — which need to be open for shuttle buses and emergency vehicles. Gulliver said they’re...

One person was killed in a fiery crash in Westford, Massachusetts, that resulted in part of Route 110 being closed in both directions Tuesday night. Westford police confirmed that the sole occupant of the car died in the Littleton Road crash, which also resulted in a vehicle fire. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation encouraged drivers to seek an alternate route…

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation said there were serious injuries reported in the crash.

The state is urging the around 100,000 people who take the MBTA Orange Line every day post-pandemic, to find an alternative commuting method other than driving.

With traffic frustrations mounting, The Massachusetts Department of Transportation says it is still looking for a solution to the problems that have indefinitely delayed most work on the North Washington Street Bridge between Boston’s North End and Charlestown. “I have been trying to figure out what is taking so long,” Matt Koch said Thursday. Work to replace the 100-year-old...

Repair work on the North Washington Street Bridge connecting to Charlestown has been on pause since last fall, and there’s no word on when it will resume.

Roadway fatalities in Massachusetts soared in 2021 to the highest level in more than a decade, and the trend continues to head in the wrong direction nearly halfway through 2022. Preliminary data through June 15 tally 172 deaths on Bay State roads, 10 more than during the same span last year, a Department of Transportation spokesperson said Wednesday. The spokesperson…

The Sumner Tunnel will be undergoing some much-needed repairs starting Saturday morning. Driver’s will have to find new routes — including many traveling from Boston’s Logan International Airport — and business owners and residents in downtown and East Boston will have to deal with major inconvenience

Traveling between downtown Boston and East Boston, including Logan International Airport, is about to become even more of a headache. A major, year-plus rehabilitation project in the Sumner Tunnel, which is in a state of “disrepair” 87 years after it opened as the first traffic tunnel in Massachusetts, is set to kick off Friday night.

Traveling between downtown Boston and East Boston, including Logan International Airport, is about to become even more of a headache. A major, year-plus rehabilitation project in the Sumner Tunnel, which is in a state of “disrepair” 87 years after it opened as the first traffic tunnel in Massachusetts, is set to kick off Friday night. The work will shutter the…

The Sumner Tunnel is set to close Friday night as MassDOT crews work to modernize the century-old tunnel — but not without anticipating some traffic headaches.