A mechanical failure of a sheave in the south tower of the 76-year-old, 2,804-ft-long Sarah Mildred Long Bridge on Aug. 21 has led to a permanent closure—10 weeks before construction of its replacement would have closed it anyway.
About 100 Suffolk Construction union workers have restarted site work for a $2.1-billion casino-resort on the Mystic River in Everett, Mass., after opponents in nearby Somerville ended a six-month fight to halt the project.
The remains of a shipwrecked vessel were recently unearthed in Boston at the site of Skanska’s 121 Seaport project, a 17-story, 400,000-sq-ft mixed-use office development.
Connecticut Dept. of Transportation and Bradley International Airport plan to build a $250-million transportation center for ground services with a consolidated rental car facility, an enclosed connection to Terminal A and 800 parking spaces.
Well before construction of the MIT.nano building began last summer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s senior project manager Travis Wanat spent months spearheading an effort to determine the prime location for the reported $350-million facility for nanoscience and nanotechnology research.
The vibe at Shawmut Design and Construction’s newly renovated Boston headquarters is more like a well-funded start-up than a 34-year-old general contracting firm.