Rhode Island Crew Takes Novel Approach to Replace Deck All lanes on the Newport Pell Bridge reopen ahead of Thanksgiving Johanna Knapschaefer November 23, 2020 No Comments Using a novel approach, crews are expect to finish the final phase of the $20 million Newport Pell Bridge deck rehabilitation project by Thanksgiving. Read More
Public Works Dilemma Over Competing Ideas Pushes Back Start of Big Boston Highway Project The $1.3-billion realignment of Boston's Mass Pike could be delayed by more than a year Scott Van Voorhis November 20, 2020 One Comment An agonizing civic decision must be made over whether to rebuild in the air or at grade.Read More
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 No Comments Architecture firm owner and contractor exec paid thousands, one to win work on a $1B casino and the other to have worker violations droppedRead More
City Scoop: Providence November 10, 2020 No Comments Dodge offers data on 2020 construction starts for billings in the Providence area Read More
Rail Construction US DOT Awards $291M for Passenger-Rail Infrastructure Projects Tom Ichniowski October 28, 2020 2 Comments Two major Connecticut bridge replacements win nearly half of the total awarded.Read More
Work Resumes on COVID-Delayed Boston Tower Relaunch comes after developer secures $775-million construction loan Scott Van Voorhis October 23, 2020 One Comment Construction restart on one of the Boston skyline's tallest buildings follows several months in which Winthrop Center’s future hung in the balance. Read More
Transportation Infrastructure US DOT Awards $1B in Latest Round of BUILD Grants Tom Ichniowski September 16, 2020 No Comments Road and bridge projects were the big winners, accounting for 54 of the 70 projects selected.Read More
Maine Court Allows $1B Hydropower Transmission Project to Proceed Mary B. Powers August 15, 2020 No Comments Cianbro JV is set to start construction on line to carry Quebec-sourced power as court rejects opposition ballot measure as unconstitutionalRead More
Rhode Island's First-Ever Infrastructure Report Delivers Mixed Marks Scott Van Voorhis July 22, 2020 No Comments The first-ever infrastructure report card for Rhode Island gives the coastal state a C- due to decades of underinvestment in its roads and bridges.Read More
Corps, Mass. Reach Deal To Replace Cape Cod Bridges Scott Van Voorhis July 8, 2020 No Comments Massachusetts and federal officials came a step closer to replacing a pair of 85-year-old bridges across the Cape Cod Canal. Read More