MassDOT is announcing that it is now accepting applications for the FY2021 Industrial Rail Access Program (IRAP). The program supports projects that expand or improve rail or freight access, economic opportunity and job growth. IRAP is a competitive state-funded public/private partnership program that provides financial …Continue Reading MassDOT Opens Next Round of New Industrial Rail Access Program Grant Applications
Today, at a meeting of the MassDOT Board of Directors and Fiscal and Management Control Board, Transportation Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack announced $4.2 million in funding for the Baker-Polito Administration’s Workforce Transportation Grant Program. The grants are a result of a recommendation in the …Continue Reading Baker-Polito Administration Announces Workforce Transportation Grant Awards
The Baker-Polito Administration announced today a total of $9.5 million for cities, towns and nonprofit organizations to use under the Community Transit Grant Program administered by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). The annual competitive grant program awards money to be used for transit operating …Continue Reading Baker-Polito Administration Announces $9.5 Million for Communities in Transit Grant Program Awards
Governor Charlie Baker, Congressman Richard E. Neal, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, Amtrak officials and community members gathered today to highlight the Valley Flyer rail pilot, which began service on August 30th and will run for two years. Amtrak, in conjunction with MassDOT, has been running …Continue Reading Governor Baker, Congressman Neal, Mayor Sarno, Amtrak, community celebrate new Valley Flyer train
MassDOT is announcing that the 2019 Moving Together Conference is scheduled to be held on Thursday, October 24, from 7:45 a.m., to 4:30 p.m. at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. The purpose of the conference is to bring together professionals from the active transportation field …Continue Reading MassDOT Hosting Annual Moving Together Conference: Thursday, October 24
The MBTA’s Fiscal and Management Control Board awarded a $278.5 million contract to Hyundai-Rotem for the procurement of eighty (80) new Commuter Rail Bi-Level Coaches, which will increase capacity by over 14,000 seats daily. A $41 million contract for engineering and program management services for …Continue Reading MBTA: Eighty New Commuter Rail Bi-Level Coaches Approved
The 2019 Moving Together Conference has been scheduled as follows: Thursday, October 24, 7:45 AM-4:00 PM, Boston Park Plaza Hotel, 50 Park Plaza The conference will include workshops and panels that highlight current pedestrian, bicyclist and public transportation topics. Attendees will be able to network …Continue Reading 2019 Moving Together Conference: October 24th
MassDOT is pleased to join the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA) in announcing a yearlong pilot shuttle service along a portion of Route 20 that began on Monday, June 10. On weekdays, the shuttle makes three round trips in the morning and three in the …Continue Reading MetroWest Regional Transit Authority Begins Pilot Shuttle Service on Route 20 to Riverside
MassDOT and the MBTA are announcing that the South Coast Rail Program has reached two critical Phase 1 milestones: a finance plan is complete and will be fully funded in the Commonwealth’s Capital Investment Plan and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has approved …Continue Reading South Coast Rail Program Reaches Phase 1 Major Milestones
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