MassDOT’s failed attempt to find a new operator for 18 highway service plazas across the state was filled with flaws that “undermined the integrity” of the process, the state inspector general said in a Feb. 27 letter to interim Transportation Secretary Phil Eng.
Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro told lawmakers Tuesday afternoon that Massachusetts “is fortunate that the procurement was canceled.”
State agencies are testing the potential for a major development next to a transportation hub in Woburn after receiving multiple responses to a preliminary round seeking to gauge interest.
Two MassDOT-owned parcels in Boston’s Back Bay and Chinatown sit undeveloped while officials await signs of progress from their hand-picked developer, Peebles Corporation.
A contractor on the delayed Fenway Center lab project claims developer IQHQ Inc. has failed to pay nearly $27.4 million for the construction of a deck above the Massachusetts Turnpike to support two future life science towers.
State officials are racing to lock in federal funding amid concerns that the incoming Republican administration may try to punish the heavily Democratic Bay State — but stakeholders still can’t agree on aspects of the design.
Before the end of the decade, commuters should be able to zip from Boston through Springfield and all the way up past Albany twice a day via rail. That is, if plans for the West-East Rail expansion chug along smoothly.
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation released its draft capital investment plan for the next five years, which includes lots of money for the construction of a new Cape Cod bridge and almost no money for the $1.97 billion I-90 Allston highway project.
Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt had an unusual exchange with a MassDOT board member on Tuesday that raised questions about whether the Healey administration is serious about funding the $1.97 billion I-90 Allston project.
A deal with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation moved the 1.3 million-square-foot redevelopment of the MBTA’s Back Bay station property closer to groundbreaking.
The federal government just gave MassDOT $372 million to rebuild the Sagamore Bridge. But how’s the money going to get there?
Gov. Maura Healey’s made significant progress on her initial transportation goals. She now has a foundation to help Massachusetts build a better transportation system next year if she can keep up this drumbeat.
One of the state’s top transportation experts is now Massachusetts’ top transportation official, a move one advocate praised as “an inspired choice.”
Gov. Maura Healey’s top transportation official is stepping down in two weeks, being replaced on a temporary basis by her deputy.
Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday turned back the clock and named a group of veterans of state transportation issues to help move Massachusetts beyond the congested highways, bottlenecked intersections and slow train rides that it’s become known for.
From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: It’s the latest edition of Banker & Tradesman’s Personnel File.
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation overstepped its authority in a 2018 eminent domain taking for a South Boston property owned by Boston-based developer Core Investments, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled.
Gina Fiandaca, Boston’s former transportation commissioner, will join Maura Healey’s Cabinet next month as transportation secretary, and her deputy will be former MBTA board vice-chair Monica Tibbits-Nutt. Both must tackle a troubled MBTA and serious traffic problems.
Citing “strong” ridership, state officials and Amtrak announced Friday that train service for passengers traveling between western Massachusetts and New York City will become permanent.
A developer proposes a 1.2-million-square-foot life science development on a Medford site that includes a property it acquired from Massachusetts Department of Transportation in 2019.
