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  • A wide sidewalk path runs alongside a line of cars waiting for a traffic signal in the distance. To the right is an overgrown meadow and a large leafy tree that shades the path. On the left edge a crosswalk leads across the roadway. In the middle distance to the left is a brick-clad highway viaduct.
    MassDOT’s Riverfront Interchange Plans In Cambridge Get a Little Smaller
    by Christian MilNeil
    August 13, 2026
    Engineers acknowledge that the Reid overpass, where Memorial Drive meets the Boston University Bridge, is “outdated and no longer reflects current best practices for safety, efficiency, or multimodal access.”
  • An aging highway viaduct with green-painted steel beams that sit on rust-stined concrete columns hulks over a large city intersection with green highway signs and traffic lights.
    McGrath Highway’s Makeover: Two New Bridges Coming to Somerville
    by Meghan Volcy
    July 28, 2026
    The road to redesigning McGrath Highway in Somerville continues as MassDOT prepares to replace a major bridge on the Somerville/Cambridge city line. 
  • A large crowd fills up Boston's City Hall Plaza with the brutalist City Hall in the background.
    Hundreds of Mourners Fill City Hall Plaza to Honor Louisa Gag and Demand Safer Streets
    by Christian MilNeil
    July 16, 2026
    “She was killed on our streets…. We owe Louisa more than our grief. We owe her our action. We have to do better,” Mayor Michelle Wu told the crowd of mourners.
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