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See MassDOT’s Plans for a New Highway Interchange on the Cambridge Riverfront
On Tuesday night, MassDOT hosted a virtual public meeting to unveil their six competing designs for replacing the crumbling William Reid Overpass, located near the B.U. Bridge on the Cambridge side of the Charles River.
January 9, 2026
MassDOT Airs Options for Obsolete Memorial Drive Highway Interchange in Cambridge
On Tuesday evening, MassDOT hosted a virtual public hearing on its plans to remove the William Reid Overpass, a crumbling highway viaduct in Cambridge that flies over the traffic circle on the northern end of the Boston University Bridge.
January 6, 2026
Eyes on the Street: The Fall of a Freeway in Fall River
The demolition of MassDOT's blighted Route 79 expressway opens up 19 acres of land for new housing next to Fall River's MBTA station.
November 26, 2025
Trump Budget Proposal Seeks To Decimate Federal Transit Funding
"When you're talking about taking away money from transit, your proposal is flawed from the get-go," said one expert.
November 18, 2025
MassDOT Highway Administrator Discusses Challenges of Aging Highways and Rising Costs
MassDOT Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver says that the state’s roadways are at a “critical inflection point” with aging assets, a surge of new funding from Fair Share, and an urgency to deliver safer infrastructure, faster.
October 13, 2025
Gov. Healey’s Environmental Bond Bill Would Surrender Dept. of Conservation ‘Parkways’ to State Highway Agency
A DCR spokesperson said that the parkways, several of which were originally designed by the Olmsted brothers to be scenic links in a regional parks system, "no longer served a park purpose."
August 5, 2025
With Loss of Federal Funding, MassDOT Will Re-Evaluate Its Allston I-90 Plans
It's back to the drawing board, all over again.
July 25, 2025
Healey Administration Offers State Land For Housing – But Bloated Road Right-of-Way Remains Off-Limits
MassDOT controls about 9,500 lane-miles of paved roadway that covers almost 14,000 of the Commonwealth's acreage under asphalt.
July 22, 2025
Roadblocked: Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Eliminates Most Federal Funding For Allston Highway Realignment
Without a formal project agreement in place, MassDOT will receive only $8 million out of a $335 million "reconnecting communities" grant that the Biden administration had pledged.
July 10, 2025
MassDOT Makes More Space for Bikes and Pedestrians In Revised Designs for Medford Main Street
"It really did feel like they really did listen and change a lot of stuff,” says Ellery Klein, a Medford road safety advocate.
May 9, 2025
