Bowker Overpass

Here is a notice from MassDOT on Bowker Overpass issues. MassDOT has been very responsive on noise issues, including banging from traffic plates. We will continue to engage with new issues as they develop.

A traffic advisory from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation about detours involving the Bowker Overpass connecting Storrow Drive to the Fenway area.

MassDOT will be holding a public information meeting on the Bowker Overpass Repairs, Monday June 30th at 6pm. The meeting will be a the Copley Branch of the Boston Public Library in the Johnson Conference Rooms. The purpose of the meeting will be to introduce the Bowker repairs contractor, review the work schedule and to […]

Recently, concerns have been expressed that the Bowker project is actually larger than people have realized.  This concern comes from the presence of multiple Bowker related projects in MassDOT’s project management system. Paul Nelson at MassDOT has offered the clarification below: I understand that trying to use our Project Information System can be a bit […]

The question considered at this evening’s meeting at the Boston Public Library was:  Can we eliminate the Bowker overpass, rather than repairing it?    While there is no consensus as to the long term future of the Bowker, most attending had a clear takeaway from the meeting:  For now, the repairs must go forward. There were […]

IMPORTANT PUBLIC MEETING ON THE FUTURE OF THE BOWKER OVERPASS AND CHARLESGATE PARK WHEN: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2014, 6:00 to 8:00 WHERE: BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY, COPLEY SQUARE JOHNSON CONFERENCE ROOMS 2 & 3 MEETING NAME: “BACK BAY RAMPS TRANSPORTATION STUDY” ALL ARE WELCOME. Pages 86-90 of The Esplanade Association’s Esplanade 2020: A Vision for the […]