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MassDOT, MAPFRE Insurance Reminder: Secure Your Load 

6/06/2023 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Secure Your Load Day is June 6th and commemorates people whose lives were impacted or taken by unsecured loads. This day encourages drivers to remember to always correctly secure their loads every drive.

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Draft 2023 Massachusetts Freight Plan Released for Public Comment 

5/31/2023 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Plan includes key freight-intensive industries, high-level commodity flow analysis & assessment of multimodal freight assets, demand, and needs

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MassDOT Announces New Interactive Priority Trails Network Vision Map for Statewide Shared-Use Paths  

5/30/2023 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Map includes shared-use path projects currently under construction and projects funded for construction

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MassDOT Encourages Memorial Day Travelers to Plan Ahead for Busy Weekend  

5/25/2023 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Registry of Motor Vehicles Service Centers closed on Monday, May 29. MBTA schedule adjustments will be in place over Memorial Day Weekend. I-93 Boston-Quincy HOV lane will be deployed early for holiday travel

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Mass high school students use zombies to produce winning road safety psa 

5/25/2023 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

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Amtrak Adds More Northeast Regional Service to Springfield Beginning June 5 

5/22/2023 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Amtrak, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), and the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) are pleased to announce two additional Amtrak Northeast Regional trains serving Springfield Union Station beginning Monday, June 5.

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MassDOT, MAPFRE Insurance Reminder: Sharing the Road Safely 

5/18/2023 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

MassDOT and MAPFRE Insurance: May is National Bicycle Safety Month and Youth Traffic Safety Month.

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MassDOT to Host "Touch-A-Truck" Events 

5/18/2023 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Due to rain in the forecast, events held statewide at MassDOT highway district depots will now be on Saturday, June 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Rain Date on Sunday, June 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.)

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MassDOT Launches Public Comment Period for Draft FY2024-FY2028 Capital Investment Plan  

5/17/2023 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Public comment period will be open from Thursday, May 18, through Friday, June 9, and may be submitted through email, a CIP Comment Tool, and at six virtual regional public information meetings

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MassDOT Announces Student Winners: 2023 Safe Routes to School Program Yard Sign Design Contest 

5/05/2023 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Elementary school students from Easton, Quincy, West Springfield and West Roxbury submitted winning designs

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MassDOT Opens New Round of New Industrial Rail Access Program Grant Applications 

5/01/2023 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Funding opportunity to increase rail and freight access and to support economic opportunity and job growth. Applications due by 5 p.m., Thursday, June 1, 2023

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MassDOT Encourages Drivers to Look Twice for Motorcycles 

4/27/2023 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month Begins May 1st

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Governor Healey Appoints Patrick Lavin as MassDOT Chief Safety Officer  

4/24/2023 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

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Governor Healey Appoints New Members to the MBTA Board of Directors  

4/21/2023 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Former MBTA GM and Massport CEO Tom Glynn to serve as Board Chair