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An aerial map of the Reid Overpass Viaduct and Memorial Drive rotary area in Cambridge, Massachusetts, highlighting project boundaries and notable infrastructure including the Dr. Paul Dudley White Bike Path, Morse School Playground, MRWA CSO Treatment Facility, Goose Park, Class A Life Sciences Building, and the B.U. Boathouse.

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Rotary crosswalk at Mem Dr and BU Bridge

Highways

MassDOT Airs Options for Obsolete Memorial Drive Highway Interchange in Cambridge

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Eyes on the Street: The Fall of a Freeway in Fall River

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Elections and Politics

Trump Budget Proposal Seeks To Decimate Federal Transit Funding

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Beades Bridge West Sidewalk

MassDOT Highway Administrator Discusses Challenges of Aging Highways and Rising Costs

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Gov. Healey’s Environmental Bond Bill Would Surrender Dept. of Conservation ‘Parkways’ to State Highway Agency

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Transit

New Year, New Look, New Amenities for Worcester’s RTA

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An aging highway viaduct, seen from below, with severely rusted green-painted steel beams that sit on tall rust-stained concrete columns with considerable damage. In the background is a high-rise apartment building.

Allston I-90 viaduct in 2024

With Loss of Federal Funding, MassDOT Will Re-Evaluate Its Allston I-90 Plans