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Gov. Healey Cuts the Ribbon On Fall River’s Waterfront Highway-to-Boulevard Conversion
The Commonwealth has received bids from three development companies, ranging from $10.3 million to $15.2 million, for the 20 acres of empty land that the project has freed up on Fall River's riverfront.
October 30, 2026
Eyes On the Street: DCR Tames Traffic Next to Boston’s Arnold Arboretum
This autumn, workers are putting the finishing touches on a major reconfiguration of Walter Street and Centre Street in West Roxbury, at the western edge of the Arnold Arboretum.
October 28, 2026
Eyes On the Street: One Less Lane On Brookline’s Hammond Pond Parkway
As part of a routine repaving project, the state's Department of Conservation and Recreation has reduced the number of lanes and the official speed limit on part of Hammond Pond Parkway south of Route 9 in Brookline.
October 12, 2026
MassDOT’s Riverfront Interchange Plans In Cambridge Get a Little Smaller
Engineers acknowledge that the Reid overpass, where Memorial Drive meets the Boston University Bridge, is "outdated and no longer reflects current best practices for safety, efficiency, or multimodal access.”
August 13, 2026
McGrath Highway’s Makeover: Two New Bridges Coming to Somerville
The road to redesigning McGrath Highway in Somerville continues as MassDOT prepares to replace a major bridge on the Somerville/Cambridge city line.
July 28, 2026
Report Shows Yet Another Benefit to Congestion Pricing: Faster Emergency Response Times
Ambulances sped up by 6 percent in an arena where seconds can mean the difference between treatment and death.
July 7, 2026
War In Iran Is Now Draining $10 Million Every Day From Mass. Drivers’ Wallets
Gas prices continue to climb steadily in the wake of President Trump’s mercurial war against Iran, and as of this week, Massachusetts drivers are losing $10 million dollars a day to higher gas prices.
May 6, 2026
‘Big Dig’ Producer Takes His Show On the Road With ‘Highway Teardown Tour’
This podcaster is traveling the country in search of stories about America's freeway-fighting movement. Is yours on the list?
March 9, 2026
City of Boston Restarts Rutherford Avenue Design As Funding Deadline Looms
The city needs to submit a design plan within the next few months or risk losing almost $200 million in funding.
February 4, 2026
MassDOT Begins Marketing Former Freeway Land In Fall River For Transit-Oriented Housing Development
Last week, MassDOT announced that it would begin marketing over 25 acres of empty riverfront real estate that it owns in Fall River after successfully completing a project to demolish an obsolete waterfront highway that had formerly occupied the land.
January 27, 2026
