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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
More Buses to the Berkshires Coming In 2026
Link413, a partnership between three regional transit authorities, will introduce three longer-distance bus routes to connect North Adams, Pittsfield, Greenfield, and Northampton.
December 17, 2025
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
MassDOT and MBTA Are Studying Expanded Ferry Service
Possible new ferry route destinations include other coastal cities and towns like Gloucester, Salem, Chelsea, and Everett.
November 10, 2025
MassDOT To Begin Construction On New Mystic River Car-Free Bridge Next Year
MassDOT hopes to open its proposed Mystic River bicycle pedestrian bridge between Somerville and Everett before the end of 2029.
October 22, 2025
Rearranging the Cabinet: Transportation Sec. Monica Tibbits-Nutt Stepping Down, Replaced By MBTA GM Phillip Eng
Secretary of Transportation Monica Tibbits-Nutt is leaving the Healey administration.
October 16, 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
Cape Cod Bridge Filings Reveal MassDOT Does Not Intend to Obey State Climate Laws
MassDOT's projections of increasing car traffic to Cape Cod are incompatible with a future where the region isn't inundated by rising seas.
October 9, 2025
MassDOT Starts Planning New Car-Free Crossing of the Charles River Next to Museum of Science
MassDOT officials say that they're in the "early development stage" for planning a new car-free crossing of the Charles River from Leverett Circle in Boston to Land Boulevard in Cambridge, based on a conceptual proposal from the Museum of Science.
August 15, 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
