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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.
    MassDOT Board Approves $79 Million Contract to Start Building Mystic River Bike and Pedestrian Bridge
    by Christian MilNeil
    September 23, 2026
    MassDOT expects the construction project to last about three years.
  • A line chart of average weekly gas prices in Massachusetts. The x axis runs from November 2025 to Sept. 2026. The y axis runs from 0 to $5. The line is relatively flat around $3.00 until March 1, when the U.S. and Israel launched their war on Iran. Since then, the line rose steadily, peaked at $4.61 in the early summer, then declined somewhat to around $4, and has since started rising again to $4.52 as of Sept. 21.
    In the Midst of A Reelection Campaign, Gov. Healey Proposes $120 Million Tax Cut For Drivers and Oil Companies
    by Christian MilNeil
    September 23, 2026
    The Governor’s office estimates that the proposal would reduce the state’s Fair Share funding for transportation and education investments by approximately $120 million.
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