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There’s a new push on Beacon Hill to help drivers trapped by invalid license suspensions. A bill filed by state Sen. Eric Lesser would give the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles discretion over whether to suspend someone’s driving privileges in certain cases. The move comes after the RMV penalized thousands of drivers in Massachusetts in recent months for violations...

A bill filed by state Sen. Eric Lesser would give the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles discretion over whether to suspend someone’s driving privileges in certain cases. The move comes after the RMV penalized thousands of drivers in Massachusetts in recent months for violations they committed previously outside the state.

A truck that belongs to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation went up in flames Thursday morning. Firefighters worked to put out the blaze, which broke out on the westbound side of the Massachusetts Turnpike in Boston near Fenway Park Thursday morning. Only one lane was open on the westbound side of I-90 while the left lane on the eastbound side…

Travel is going to be difficult Sunday as continuous snow falls from brunch to bedtime. MassDOT Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver joined us to discuss road preparations ahead of the storm, including pre treatments in a few select areas.

Get ready for new exit numbers, coming soon to a highway near you. The long-awaited MassDOT project is finally set to begin in the Bay State on Sunday, with Interstate 90 — the Massachusetts Turnpike — and Route 6 the first roads to receive new mileage-based exit numbers under federal guidelines. Starting at 8 p.m. Sunday and continuing until 5…

The long-awaited MassDOT project is finally set to begin in the Bay State on Sunday, with Interstate 90 — the Massachusetts Turnpike — and Route 6 the first roads to receive new mileage-based exit numbers under federal guidelines.

The driver of a tractor trailer was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after crashing on Interstate 95 northbound, according to officials. MassDOT spokeswoman Jacquelyn Goddard said a “serious injury crash” had taken place around midnight Friday in the area before the Mansfield Rest Area. No other cars were involved. Lanes have since opened on the highway. No further…

One person has died and three others are injured following a multi-car crash Monday evening in North Andover, Massachusetts, fire officials say. North Andover Fire responded to the area of Route 114 at Sharpners Pond Road for a three-vehicle crash around 5:25 p.m. One person died, fire officials said, while three others were taken to local hospitals with various injuries….

North Andover Fire responded to the area of Route 114 at Sharpners Pond Road for a three-vehicle crash around 5:25 p.m.

The amount of traffic on Massachusetts roadways is down with most people staying at home due to the coronavirus pandemic. But the rate of fatalities has doubled, according to the state’s Department of Transportation. In April, 28 people died in crashes compared to 27 the same month last year, when there were 50% more vehicles on the road, according to…

The amount of traffic on Massachusetts roadways is down with most people staying at home due to the coronavirus pandemic but the rate of fatalities has doubled, according to the state’s Department of Transportation.

From the latest troubles on the MBTA to the constant traffic on the roads, transportation advocates are pushing for more investments, even if some of the money may have to come out of their pockets. They gathered at the state house Tuesday to urge lawmakers to support ideas such as congestion pricing, raising the gas tax and adding more fees…

Transportation advocates are hoping to fix the problems on the MBTA, but they say more funding is needed.

Shocking video from inside a Boston highway tunnel was released Thursday showing a person walking their bicycle and nearly getting hit by two passing vehicles. The video, released by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, shows the person in the Prudential Tunnel, which carried Interstate 90, lifting their bike over a barrier before darting out into traffic. One motorist can be…

New video release by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation shows a person walking their bicycle and nearly getting hit by two passing vehicles inside Boston’s Prudential Tunnel.

One person was hospitalized after a tractor-trailer towing a crane struck a Cape Cod overpass, causing debris to fall onto the window of a passing vehicle, Massachusetts State Police say. The tractor-trailer was traveling on Route 6 westbound around 6 p.m. Friday when it struck the Old Bass River Road Bridge. The bridge above Route 6 was closed to traffic…

A project to replace the Commonwealth Avenue Bridge in Boston this summer is expected to have significant impact to all modes of transportation in the area.

With this year’s Thanksgiving stacking up to be the second-busiest on record, the Massachusetts Port Authority has some tips to make travel by air and car a little easier this turkey day — plus, free coffee. AAA is predicting more than 55 million people across the country will travel at least 50 miles from home for the holiday, behind only...

At least one person was seriously injured in a multi-car crash in Wilmington, Massachusetts, early Sunday morning. The crash happened off Exit 38 on Interstate 93 northbound at 1:42 a.m. Multiple vehicles and a tractor trailer were involved in the accident. Troopers discovered a 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe, driven by a 21-year-old Woburn man, struck a 2011 Chevy Malibu, driven…

MBTA officials said Monday that a June derailment on the Red Line was caused by a fractured axle, three months after the incident caused major delays. Officials said poor electrical connectivity between a ground brush and ground ring caused stray electrical arcing on the surface of the axle. Over time, this weakened the axle and led to the failure.