From MassDOT: The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is hosting two Public Meetings for the Commonwealth Ave Bridge Replacement Project: Monday, May 21, 6:30 PM Morse School, Auditorium 40 Granite Street, Cambridge, MA Wednesday, May 23, 6:30 PM Boston University College of General Studies Jacob Sleeper Auditorium (Lower Level, Room 129) 871 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, …
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From MassDOT: CAPITAL INVESTMENT PLAN Public Meeting Schedule The Draft MassDOT & MBTA Capital Investment Plan (CIP) Update for fiscal years 2019–2023 is a multi-billion dollar program that makes long-term, multi-modal investments across the Commonwealth. The CIP covers all MassDOT highway and municipal projects, regional airports, rail and transit, including MBTA and Regional Transit Authorities …
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From MassDOT: Massachusetts Avenue Closure, Detours, and Parking Restrictions for Full Bridge Replacement, May 10-15 In order to replace the City of Boston’s bridge that carries Massachusetts Avenue over Commonwealth Avenue, Massachusetts Avenue north and southbound will be closed in the vicinity of the bridge between the Commonwealth Avenue surface roadways in Back Bay from 10:00 PM …
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Today the Senate will take up a Chapter 90 authorization bill. Chapter 90 funds are the primary source of funding that the Commonwealth provides to cities and towns for road maintenance and repair. Last year the state authorized $200 million of Chapter 90 funding. Chapter 90 funds are appropriated to all cities and towns determined …
Senator Brownsberger, Rep. Rogers, Rep. Hecht, several other legislators and a coalition of bicycle, pedestrian and transportation advocates worked to develop, An Act to Reduce Traffic Fatalities, which included several different measures to improve road safety. The Joint Committee on Transportation recently reported favorably a redraft of the bill, which has been sent to the Committee …
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The project team will discuss construction and traffic management plans for Phase 3 of the project when the Massachusetts Avenue bridge over the Commonwealth Avenue bypass roadways is replaced.
