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MassDOT Applies for $1.98 Million in Funding for Reconnecting Vernon Hill Study  

9/28/2023 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Study would be funded through Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods federal grant program

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Secures More Than $108 Million for Train Corridor Improvements Between Springfield and Worcester  

9/22/2023 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Application approved for funding from the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program

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MassDOT Launches Long-Term Strategic Planning Study to Develop and Evaluate Options for Eventual Replacement of the Tobin Bridge 

9/22/2023 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Request for Proposals (RFP) issued to procure outside transportation planning and engineering consultant team; scope of work involves robust public engagement process

Guest Post

MassDOT, MAPFRE Insurance Reminder: September Child Passenger Safety 

9/19/2023 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Child Passenger Safety Week: September 17th-23rd

Press Release

Advisory: Fall River, Leominster, Pittsfield Registry Expands Services to Accommodate Customers 

9/13/2023 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Additional Locations for Saturday Hours and Road Tests

Press Release

Governor Healey Declares State of Emergency Over Catastrophic Flood Damage  

9/12/2023 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

News

MassDOT Releases the Wellington Circle Study Final Report 

9/12/2023 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Press Release

MassDOT Announces Total of $1.3 Million in Industrial Rail Access Program (IRAP) Grants   

9/12/2023 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Grants will boost Industrial Rail Freight Access and Jobs   

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Requests Federal Funding for $3.5 Million of Stockbridge Road Improvements to Reduce Wildlife Collisions  

9/05/2023 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

If awarded funds will go towards new drainage infrastructure to improve wildlife connectivity and reduce drainage clogging for the roadway over Kampoosa Brook

Press Release

Advisory: Somerville – MassDOT Announces September 18 Start of Squires Bridge Work  

8/30/2023 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Construction schedule consolidated to 25 days; Green Line service to Union Square will temporarily terminate at Lechmere

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MassDOT Announces Tenth Annual Safe Streets Smart Trips High School Video Contest 

8/24/2023 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Applications are due by 11 p.m. on Sunday, September 17

Press Release

Healey-Driscoll Administration Submits Competitive Federal Applications for Four Infrastructure Projects from the Cape to Boston to Williamsburg  

8/21/2023 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Together, grant applications would represent over $2 billion in federal funding for Cape bridges, Allston Multimodal, North Station & Draw 1 Bridge, and Route 9

News

Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles Announces Two New Service Locations for Class D Road Tests 

8/10/2023 Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles

Road tests are now available at new service plaza locations in Braintree and Mattapan

Guest Post

Guest Post: MassDOT, MAPFRE Insurance Reminder: Safe Summer Travel 

8/08/2023 Massachusetts Department of Transportation