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A rendering of a bridge that curves gently over a river with a high-rise glass building on the horizon in the upper left corner. The bridge has no cars and a handful of pedestrians are pictured walking along its surface, which is about 14 feet wide, between two waist-high railings.

2025 Mystic Bridge deck rendering credit MassDOT

Trails

Tuesday: MassDOT Hosts Design Hearing For New Mystic River Car-Free Bridge

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Meghan Volcy

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MassDOT

Rearranging the Cabinet: Transportation Sec. Monica Tibbits-Nutt Stepping Down, Replaced By MBTA GM Phillip Eng

Temporary fencing lines the sidewalk on the DCR-controlled approach to the Beades Bridge. Google Street View imagery suggests that the temporary fencing has been there for nearly 8 years. Photo by Tony Dutzik.

Beades Bridge West Sidewalk

Highways

MassDOT Highway Administrator Discusses Challenges of Aging Highways and Rising Costs

A photo illustration showing MassDOT's rendering of the new Sagamore Bridge, a broad arch spanning a wide canal on top of two v-shaped piers, above a choppy, flooded waterway.

Sagamore Bridge replacement rendering with storm surge credit MassDOT

The Climate Emergency

Cape Cod Bridge Filings Reveal MassDOT Does Not Intend to Obey State Climate Laws

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Riverwalk concept rendering courtesy of Museum of Science

MassDOT Starts Planning New Car-Free Crossing of the Charles River Next to Museum of Science

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