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MassDOT officials today joined MAPFRE leadership in South Boston to announce that MAPFRE Insurance was awarded a sponsorship contract for the Highway Assistance Program for the next three years, and commemorate the 10th anniversary of Massachusetts’ Move Over Law. The Move Over Law, which took …Continue Reading MassDOT and MAPFRE Insurance Announce Highway Assistance Program Sponsorship Contract
Following the public reports of drone use over Fenway Park in Boston last night during the ninth inning of the Red Sox game, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Aeronautics Division is reminding members of the public of their responsibility to know the rules of …Continue Reading MassDOT Aeronautics Division is Reminding the Public to Know the Rules of the “Drone Road”
In today’s fast-paced world, distracted driving has become a national epidemic. As part of an initiative to combat distracted driving, April has been deemed National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Furthermore, April 8th – 15th is National Enforcement Mobilization, where police officers are cracking down on …Continue Reading MassDOT, MAPFRE Insurance Reminder: April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month
Governor Charlie Baker today joined Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver and Massachusetts State Police Major Richard Ball at an event in South Boston to bring attention to National Work Zone Awareness week and the importance of the Baker-Polito Administration’s recently filed road safety legislation, An Act …Continue Reading Baker-Polito Administration Highlights Work Zone Awareness Week and Roadway Safety Legislation
MassDOT is advising members of the public traveling during the next several days to plan ahead, take advantage of MassDOT’s many travel “real time” tools and consider using public transportation this coming weekend if possible. The public should note that Monday, April 15, is a …Continue Reading MassDOT Encourages Patriots’ Day and Marathon Monday Travelers to Plan Ahead
The Task Force on Regional Transit Authority (RTA) Performance and Funding, created in the fall of 2018 by Outside Section 72 of the FY 2019 Massachusetts State Budget, today released its final report, titled: “A Vision for the Future of Massachusetts’ Regional Transit Authorities.” The …Continue Reading Commonwealth’s Regional Transit Authority Task Force Releases Final Report
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MassDOT is advising the public that weather forecasters are expecting a winter storm to impact travel across the Commonwealth throughout Tuesday, February 12. Snow is expected to begin falling during the Tuesday morning hours in Western Massachusetts and the storm will move eastward during the …Continue Reading Winter Weather Travel Advisory for Tuesday
MassDOT announced the Department will be rehabilitating the surface of the Tobin Bridge and complete required maintenance to improve the structure which will require lane closures and result in significant traffic impacts on the Tobin Bridge and Chelsea Curves section of Route 1 beginning April …Continue Reading Tobin Bridge and Route 1 Chelsea Lane Closures Begin April 1st
The Baker-Polito Administration today filed legislation to improve road safety entitled, “An Act Relative to Improving Safety on the Roads of the Commonwealth.” The proposal makes a number of changes recommended in the Strategic Highway Safety Plan and updates existing statutes that were drafted before …Continue Reading Baker-Polito Administration Files Legislation to Improve Road Safety
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