Search Results

Keyword search: TRANSPORTATION

By MARY BYRNE

NORTHFIELD — Until bridge renovations are complete, the existing bridge on the west side of School Street, which connects two trails in the Mill Brook wetlands area, will be closed to all pedestrian and vehicular traffic. “It was going to cost us over...

By CHRIS LARABEE

TURNERS FALLS — As the state Department of Transportation (MassDOT) begins work this week on structural steel and concrete repairs, the White Bridge at the base of Turners Falls Road is expected to have alternating one-way traffic through at least the...

By BELLA LEVAVI

Franklin County and North Quabbin highway departments are about to get a lot more state funding, thanks to additional allocations due to what Sen. Jo Comerford dubbed the “rural factor.” The Healey-Driscoll administration intends to deliver $100...

By ALISON KUZNITZ

Public transit riders without library cards in the Pioneer Valley can now access online materials, including e-books and audiobooks, as they wait for their buses as part of a growing initiative that launched in Boston this year.The “Browse, Borrow,...

By EMILEE KLEIN

NORTHAMPTON — New York resident Cara Erdman can’t drive to her family’s home in Northampton for the holidays.Erdman lives in the city and rides public transit for transportation. Since she doesn’t own a car, Erdman often rides Amtrak’s Vermonter line...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — With the Selectboard taking into consideration feedback from its public safety leaders, River Road will remain two lanes, although the town will closely monitor its structural integrity over the winter months.In a Monday morning meeting,...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

LEVERETT — Despite an appeal from the town’s fire and police chiefs to reopen a section of a long-closed gravel road, the Selectboard is moving forward with permanently discontinuing much of Rattlesnake Gutter Road as a public way.Acting on a request...

By BELLA LEVAVI

COLRAIN — Following complaints from residents, the Selectboard has opted to keep South Green River Road open for the winter, provided it does not become dangerous. “The logical conclusion is to keep it open until it becomes a safety issue,” said board...

By BELLA LEVAVI

CONWAY — With the state Department of Transportation’s Project Review Committee having approved a repair project for the closed Bardwell’s Ferry Bridge, a timeline is taking shape for potential design work and construction.“MassDOT is working through...

By DOMENIC POLI

MONTAGUE — As the town continues to push for improvements to the dangerous intersection at Route 63 and North Leverett Road, the state Department of Transportation reports a reconfigured design could be presented to the public in late 2024 or early...

TURNERS FALLS — The White Bridge, which carries Turners Falls Road over the Connecticut River, is closed through Friday, Nov. 10, from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily as the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) conducts maintenance work.Traffic...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — In the wake of the indefinite closure of Bardwell’s Ferry Bridge, which spans the Deerfield River and connects the town to Shelburne, town officials plan to reach out to the state to see if it can provide assistance.At Tuesday’s Selectboard...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — Amid growing safety concerns for pedestrians and cyclists on Long Plain Road, several residents appeared before the Selectboard this week to recount their experiences.Joanne Ostrowski and other neighborhood residents described the character...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

SPRINGFIELD — Massachusetts will receive $108 million in federal funds to support improvements to east-west passenger train travel between Springfield, Worcester and Boston, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal and Gov. Maura Healey announced Friday.The money comes...

By BELLA LEVAVI

COLRAIN — Route 112 will be closed to through traffic for approximately eight weeks for bridge repair work. According to the state Department of Transportation (MassDOT), the work will entail removing the concrete surface on two bridges over the North...

ORANGE — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) will be conducting milling and resurfacing work on a section of Daniel Shays Highway (Route 202) from the New Salem town line to the Athol town line in Orange. The work is scheduled to...

TURNERS FALLS — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation will temporarily close the White Bridge on Wednesday morning for a bridge inspection, according to transportation officials. The closure will be in effect from 9 a.m. until at least noon...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

GILL — Full access to Route 2 near the Greenfield town line will likely be restored by the end of the month, following a July landslide that necessitated road repairs, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT).Selectboard...

By DOMENIC POLI

Area lawmakers are lauding Gov. Maura Healey for signing the Chapter 90 conference committee bill to authorize $375 million in reimbursements to municipalities for bridge and road maintenance and funding for transportation-related infrastructure...

ASHFIELD — Route 116 will be fully closed near the intersection with Route 112 from 7 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 7, to 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 11 to allow for repairs, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The following detours are...