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Transportation

Mass. Starts the Wheels Turning on Passenger Rail Expansion

Jim Parsons

April 27, 2022

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Massachusetts officials have taken the first step toward establishing a long-awaited cross-state passenger rail link.

A train arriving at Union Square Station in Somerville, Mass.

Transportation

Boston Area's Long-Delayed Green Line Extension Approaches Completion

Trains are finally rolling on the $2.3-billion project three decades in the making

Scott Van Voorhis

April 4, 2022

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Construction on the $2.3-billion Green Line extension is clanging towards its final stop.

MassDOT Ready to Replace Eight Bridges in Eight Weekends

The $60-million-plus accelerated bridge project tees up another $400-million makeover next year

Scott Van Voorhis

June 14, 2021

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Massachusetts transportation agency gears up for $60-million project in what it dubs the “Acceler-8” project.

Massachusetts Launches Climate Change Tool

Scott Van Voorhis

May 26, 2021

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Massachusetts environmental officials have launched a new online climate change planning tool.

Long-Awaited MBTA Green Line Extension Stays on Track

The first station in the $2.3 billion project is expected to be finished in the fall

Scott Van Voorhis

April 20, 2021

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The $2.3 billion Green Line Extension is trundling towards completion, with the first station in the long-awaited project set to open this fall in Somerville.

Industry Groups Worry Massachusetts Climate Bill Could Derail Development

Legislation would slash emissions by 50% of 1990 levels by the end of this decade

Scott Van Voorhis

January 6, 2021

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A provision in the newly passed NextGen Roadmap bill would enable individual cities, towns and suburbs to mandate tough, net-zero-energy building codes that could hurt construction and development at a time when the economy remains shaky, developers say.

Bribery Allegations Linked to Massachusetts Casino and New Hampshire Projects

Architecture firm owner and contractor exec paid thousands, one to win work on a defunct $1B casino and the other to have worker violations dropped

Scott Van Voorhis

November 18, 2020

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Architecture firm owner and contractor exec paid thousands, one to win work on a $1B casino and the other to have worker violations dropped

Non-Essential Construction Ramps Up Across Massachusetts

Governor's phased plan allows offices to reopen on May 25

Scott Van Voorhis

May 18, 2020

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Contractors, architects and engineers in Boston and across Massachusetts are heading back to work amid the launch of a phased construction reopening.

Some Mass. Unions Remain At Odds With Gov. Over COVID-19 Construction Policy

Other union workers help open state's field hospitals

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Justin Rice

April 14, 2020

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Construction unions in Massachusetts remain at loggerheads with Gov. Charlie Baker as the state pushes back against calls for a statewide building moratorium amid the coronavirus crisis.

Thousands of Mass. Union Members Walk Off Jobs Due to COVID-19 Fears

Scott Van Voorhis

April 6, 2020

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More than 17,000 carpenters and painters stopped work on jobs across the state on Monday because of health and safety risks due to the pandemic, union leaders say.