MassDOT and State Representative Bill Straus (D-Mattapoisett), House Chair of the Transportation Committee, announced that today a contract was signed for the construction of the second phase of a shared-use path in Mattapoisett. The award of the $7 million contract was made public by Highway …Continue Reading MassDOT Awards Contract for a New Shared-Use Path Connection in Mattapoisett
MassDOT has announced that DW White is the apparent low bidder for its upcoming project to build a shared-use path in Mattapoisett. The path will accommodate bicyclists and pedestrians and will extend from Mattapoisett Neck Road to Depot Street. This new path will be the …Continue Reading Mattapoisett Shared-Use Path Project Moves Forward
MassDOT Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack today announced she has selected the “Highway At-Grade Hybrid With Elevated Soldiers Field Road” preferred alternative design for the Allston Multimodal Project when the replacement of the I-90 Allston Viaduct begins. In this design, I-90 travel lanes will be …Continue Reading MassDOT Announces Design Choice for Allston Multimodal Project
MassDOT has announced that Fred Deroma & Son, Inc. is the apparent low bidder for its upcoming project to make roadway improvements to Morton Street (Route 203) and the intersections with Gallivan Boulevard and West Selden Street in Boston. Bids from five contractors for this …Continue Reading Boston: Construction Bids for Morton Street/Gallivan Boulevard Intersection Improvement Project
MassDOT is reminding the public that February 1, 2019 is the application deadline for funding from the Baker-Polito Administration’s MassTrails Program, a competitive funding program which will allow municipal and public entities to expand and connect networks of off-road, shared-use pathways and recreational trails in …Continue Reading MassTrails: Applications due February 1 for Bike and Pedestrian Trail Projects Competitive Funding
MassDOT is announcing that the Draft Massachusetts Bicycle Transportation Plan is now available for public comment. Members of the public may review the plan and provide feedback online. MassDOT is focused on making the Commonwealth’s transportation system more sustainable – to make it safe for …Continue Reading MassDOT Announces Draft State Bicycle Transportation Plan Online
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced that the vertical flex posts which separate the bicycle lanes and vehicular travel lanes on the Longfellow Bridge will remain in place on a storm by storm basis this winter in order to allow MassDOT to evaluate …Continue Reading Boston/Cambridge: Longfellow Bridge Flex Posts Update
Today, the Commission on the Future of Transportation in the Commonwealth released its two-part report on transportation needs and challenges facing the Commonwealth between 2020 and 2040. The Commission was established by Executive Order No. 579, signed by Governor Charlie Baker in January 2018, to …Continue Reading Commission on the Future of Transportation Releases Recommendations Aimed to Move More People, Reduce Emissions in the Commonwealth
MassDOT has announced that in order to promote safe multimodal travel and ensure optimal snow clearing operations during the winter months, crews will be removing the vertical flex posts which separate the bicycle lanes and vehicular travel lanes on the Longfellow Bridge beginning the evening …Continue Reading Longfellow Bridge Winter Update: Bicycle Lane Flex Posts to be Removed
Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver today joined Department of Conservation and Recreation Commissioner Leo Roy, elected officials, local leaders, and transportation advocates at an event in Cambridge highlighting the start of construction on Phase 2 of the Cambridge – Watertown Greenway. …Continue Reading Pedestrian, Bike Path: Phase 2 of the Cambridge-Watertown Greenway
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