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After careful historical and engineering review during preliminary and final design of the Longfellow Bridge Rehabilitation Project, MassDOT developed a plan to dismantle, clean, restore and re-set the granite stones of the iconic “salt and pepper” towers of the Longfellow Bridge. The plan will safely …Continue Reading Longfellow Bridge: Preserving “Salt and Pepper” Towers
More than 100 years after the last stone was set on the “salt and pepper” towers of the Longfellow Bridge, MassDOT will begin dismantling the towers for storage, cleaning, and repair as part of the Longfellow Bridge Rehabilitation Project. The work is anticipated to begin …Continue Reading Longfellow Bridge: “Salt and Pepper” Towers Work
One of the Patrick Administration’s Accelerated Bridge Program “mega projects” continues to advance ahead of schedule in Worcester-Shrewsbury. As of early March, traffic has been completely shifted to the first half of the new Kenneth F. Burns Memorial Bridge. This milestone was reached four months …Continue Reading Burns Bridge Project: Demolition Underway
The Kenneth F. Burns Memorial Bridge Replacement Project reached a milestone in late January as work is ahead of schedule. The first half of the new Burns Bridge is now open. The structure is currently carrying two lanes of eastbound traffic and two lanes of …Continue Reading Burns Bridge Project Ahead of Schedule
As of late Tuesday, January 14, traffic has been shifted from the existing Kenneth F. Burns Memorial Bridge and onto the first half of the new replacement bridge. The relocation of traffic is happening in two stages. The first stage shifted the two eastbound lanes onto …Continue Reading Burns Bridge Update: Traffic Shift to New Bridge
MassDOT has released the first draft five-year MassDOT Capital Investment Plan (CIP) for FY2014-FY2018. The $12.4 billion program makes long-term investments that will create growth and opportunity for residents across the Commonwealth and represents the first unified, multi-modal capital investment plan covering all MassDOT highway …Continue Reading MassDOT Releases Five-Year Investment Plan
The Kenneth F. Burns Memorial Bridge replacement project in Worcester-Shrewsbury is moving into an important phase during winter 2014. Demolition of the old Burns Bridge will begin following a traffic shift. The shift of traffic from the existing bridge to a new span is upcoming …Continue Reading Burns Bridge Progress: Bird’s Eye View
MassDOT contractors for the Whittier Bridge/I-95 Improvement Project will continue work during the weeks of December 22 and December 29. No work will be performed on Christmas Day, December 25, and New Year’s Day, January 1. The work will require daytime lane single lane closures on …Continue Reading Whittier Bridge Project Update
MassDOT Secretary and CEO Richard A. Davey has received the national “Person of the Year” award for 2013 by the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA). The CMAA honored Secretary Davey for his leadership in delivering “dramatic innovation and change to a large organization responsible …Continue Reading CMAA: Secretary Davey “Person of the Year”
MassDOT will close the Longfellow Bridge to all motor vehicle travel, except MBTA buses, on the weekend of Saturday, November 23 through Sunday, November 24. The closures are to implement Red Line related work associated with ongoing bridge construction. Buses will replace Red Line trains for service …Continue Reading Longfellow Bridge Closure November 23-24
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