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Roadbuilding

USDOT launches regional forum for Beyond Traffic transportation trends, policy discussions

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has planned 11 forums across the country this fall to discuss the department’s Beyond Traffic report to be published next year. Beyond Traffic started as an effort to “spark a national dialogue” about the needs and goals for the U.S. transportation system for the future. The first “Megaregion” forum was […]

September 21, 2015

Roadbuilding

Boston names city’s first ever transportation director

Boston has a director of transportation for the first time in the city’s 385-year history. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced Friday that the city’s first transportation director would Stefanie Seskin, according to Patch.com. Seskin’s official new title is the Active Transportation Director for the Boston Transportation Department. Seskin’s main focus in the new position is […]

August 3, 2015

Safety

Worker killed by 40-foot fall following crane accident at Boston’s Logan Airport

Update: The Boston Globe reports the worker, 54-year-old Lawrence O’Leary, has died from his injuries. O’Leary passed on July 25, more than two weeks after his fall. The post below has been updated to reflect this change. An ironworker securing a concrete panel has succumbed to his injuries more than two weeks after he suffered a 40-foot fall at […]

July 23, 2015

Safety

Hoist detaches from building killing 1 construction worker, injuring another near Boston

One worker was killed and another injured in a freak hoist accident on a construction site near Boston last week. According to a report from the Boston Globe, the men were standing atop a construction elevator outside offices being built for Partners HealthCare when the hoist suddenly detached from the building Friday afternoon. The hoist was about […]

June 16, 2015

Safety

Excavator falls from bridge onto train tracks during demolition (PHOTOS)

While performing demolition work on a bridge which crosses over a portion of train tracks near Boston, an excavator fell to the tracks below last weekend. According to a report from WCVB TV, the machine was atop the bridge assisting in the demolition of one of its sides when a floor beam shifted. The shift caused the […]

June 4, 2015

Safety

Collapse at Boston construction site injures 3 workers

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include the injury of a third worker in the accident. Two workers were hospitalized Thursday morning in Boston in the wake of a partial collapse of a 33-story residential building under construction. The workers’ injuries were said to be non-life threatening, but one of the workers did […]

March 20, 2014

Business

With big jump in employment, Boston construction industry booming once more

After seeing Greater Boston construction jobs fall by 20 percent during the recession, things are finally looking up again for the city’s industry after a big jump in employment in the past year. The Boston metro area added 8,700 construction jobs between August 2012 and August 2013, according to a report from The Boston Globe. That’s […]

November 19, 2013

Roadbuilding

MassDOT to hold public meeting on all-electronic tolling

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) will hold a public meeting on August 22 to discuss its all-electronic tolling (AET) proposal. MassDOT has proposed converting and replacing the I-90 Western Turnpike and I-90 Boston Metropolitan Highway System interchange-based manual cash and electronic toll collection systems with new AET systems, which would eliminate the need for […]

August 21, 2013

Roadbuilding

Massachusetts moves forward with all-electronic tolling plan

Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick and his administration are moving forward with a $250 million plan that would replace toll collectors in the state with all-electronic tolling, according to a report from The Republican. In addition to the push for all-electronic tolling, officials are working on a plan that would reinstate passenger-vehicle tolls between Exits […]

August 16, 2013

Roadbuilding

Cities rethink transportation due to drop in young drivers

As young Americans shy away from cars and lean more on alternative forms of transportation, state transportation leaders have begun to react.

May 15, 2013

Construction Equipment

Boston tests asphalt alternatives for filling potholes

According to a report from our sister publication Better Roads, the city of Boston is considering three alternatives to asphalt for repairing potholes. Because the materials are more expensive than asphalt, the main benefit is that they fill potholes faster, are more friendly toward the environment and can be easily transported in bags and buckets. […]

March 26, 2013

Roadbuilding

Boston officials test three options for repairing potholes

Boston officials are testing three innovative, new options for repairing potholes in the city, Boston.com reported. The testing will last six months before officials decide whether to permanently implement any of the strategies. The materials are more expensive than regular asphalt but may provide a faster, more eco-friendly solution to filling potholes and can be […]

March 25, 2013