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Massachusetts and Rhode Island aim to become the nexus for U.S. offshore wind, awarding on May 23 megaprojects totaling 1,200 MW.

Two offshore wind projects located off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard moved closer on May 23 to delivering a combined 1,200 MW of energy.  

A recent upswing in global construction equipment sales has buoyed manufacturers, many of which are now making fresh investments in new technologies. 

Dodge data on projected 2018 construction starts in the Boston area.

Three offshore wind developers have submitted bids to Connecticut as the state becomes the latest to look to that renewable power source in the energy-constrained New England corridor. 

The Massachusetts Dept. of Transportation has approved a $205-million project to replace a timeworn steel-truss bridge along Boston’s historic Freedom Trail.

Massachusetts and its largest electric utilities on March 28 rejected the $1.6-billion Northern Pass hydroelectric transmission project in favor of a Central Maine Power Co. proposal announced last month.

A worker died at the Wynn Boston Harbor project site on April 3.

As multiple nor’easters bore down on the East Coast in the last 10 weeks, architects and engineers worried about more than the physical impact to their projects.