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MassDOT Approves New Route 9 Highway Interchange In Natick, at a Price That’s 40 Percent Over Budget
On Wednesday, MassDOT's Board of Directors formally approved a design-build contract that would create the first "diverging-diamond" interchange in Massachusetts, at the junction of Route 9 and Main Street in Natick.
July 23, 2024
With Another $1 Billion Pledge From Washington, MassDOT Can Almost Afford Sagamore Bridge Replacement
On Friday afternoon, the Healey-Driscoll administration and the Commonwealth's congressional delegation announced that Washington had pledged a new grant of "nearly $1 billion" to help finance the replacement of the Sagamore Bridge in Bourne.
July 12, 2024
Eyes On the Street: Less Pavement, More Park On Hammond Pond Parkway
Earlier this week, StreetsblogMASS reader Aaron Lu shared some photos of the Department of Conservation and Recreation's Hammond Pond Parkway road diet, which is converting a a four-lane highway without any sidewalks into a calmer two-lane street with a separated 12-foot-wide shared-use path and additional greenery in lieu of asphalt.
May 8, 2024
Advocates Win Concessions As State Starts Value-Engineering Allston I-90 Megaproject
In the past month, MassDOT has agreed to two significant changes in its Allston I-90 megaproject in response to pressures from sustainable transportation advocates.
April 22, 2024
Tune In: Editor Christian MilNeil Discusses Allston Multimodal Project on WBUR
We joined Kate Dineen of the nonprofit A Better City and host Tiziana Dearing on WBUR's Radio Boston to discuss the Allston Multimodal Project yesterday.
April 17, 2024
DCR Will Make One of Its Pointless Charles River Highways Half As Pointless
The Commonwealth's Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), the state's parks agency, is moving ahead with plans to renovate a portion of the Leo Birmingham Parkway in Brighton with a smaller footprint and a new shared-use pathway.
March 25, 2024
City of Everett Wins Federal Funds to Bridge the Sweetser Circle Barrier
Federal officials have pledged $1.2 million to let the City of Everett start planning ways to bridge the Revere Beach "Parkway," a massive highway barrier that divides the northern and southern parts of the city.
March 14, 2024
MassDOT Wins $335 Million Federal Grant for Allston Highway Megaproject
On Monday, federal officials announced the first major committment of federal funding for the Allston Multimodal Project, a massive realignment of Interstate 90 in Boston's Allston neighborhood.
March 11, 2024
Somerville’s ‘Grounding McGrath’ Plan Has A New Look, With Fewer Lanes
A plan to transform Somerville's McGrath Highway into a narrower, tree-lined boulevard is getting closer to reality.
February 14, 2024
MassDOT’s Allston I-90 Plans Suffer Another Rejection for Federal Funding
For the second year in a row, Washington has rejected a MassDOT request for a large federal grant to finance the Allston Multimodal Project in Boston's Allston neighborhood.
February 5, 2024
