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Riders check out a newly-rebranded Merrimack Valley Transit bus, with colorful red, blue, and orange stripes wrapped around this bus, next to a fall-themed park with haybales, mums, and pumpkins in Lawrence, Massachusetts. In the background are several triple-decker apartment buildings. Courtesy of Merrimack Valley Transit.

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Transit

Lawrence-Haverhill Region Gains Sunday Transit Service With New State Funding

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MBTA

T Closing Central Green Line Tunnel for Most of January to Fix More Slow Zones

An aerial view of a major highway interchange. In the foreground is the intersection of two multi-lane suburban roads. Behind it is a large parking lot, with a gas station and a handful of other highway-oriented businesses surrounded by asphalt. In the middle distance, a four-lane expressway runs from the right to upper left. In the upper left, the highway crosses a canal over an arched bridge. Another highway runs parallel to the canal into the distance in the photograph's upper right corner.

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MassDOT Wins ‘Mega’ Grant for Sagamore Bridge Replacement

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Street Design

City of Newton Plans Protected Bike Lanes, Road Diet For Washington Street

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Amtrak

MassDOT Wins More Federal Funds to Plan Increased Boston-Albany Amtrak Service

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Bicycling

Eyes On the Street: West Roxbury’s New Protected Bike Lanes

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New North Washington Street Bridge Will Partially Open In December

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