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Massachusetts will move toward what one congressman described as “a new chapter in Cape Cod’s history” through an agreement with federal officials to replace the two bridges connecting the Cape to the mainland with wider, state-controlled successors. Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Col. William Conde signed a formal memorandum of understanding Tuesday to embark...

Mass. DOT and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signed a formal memorandum of understanding Tuesday to replace the 85-year-old Bourne and Sagamore Bridges

Hi-Way Safety Systems can bid on state and local projects again about four months after its qualification was revoked over the company’s holiday party that lead to two deaths. “The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has reinstated prequalification for Hi-Way Safety Systems, Inc., after the company agreed to a monitorship arrangement by an outside legal firm, removed Ken Horn...

Massachusetts residents are on the move, transportation officials say, with travel picking up amid the coronavirus pandemic. Transportation secretary Stephanie Pollack attributed the rise in miles traveled by car to “quarantine fatigue” during a meeting Monday. Officials have begun discussing what post-surge commuting might look like after the governor announced a 4-phase plan to reopen the state, expected to begin…

Travel is increasing amid the coronavirus oubtreak, which exacerbates the risk of infection, officials say.

The amount of traffic on Massachusetts roadways is down with most people staying at home due to the coronavirus pandemic. But the rate of fatalities has doubled, according to the state’s Department of Transportation. In April, 28 people died in crashes compared to 27 the same month last year, when there were 50% more vehicles on the road, according to…

The amount of traffic on Massachusetts roadways is down with most people staying at home due to the coronavirus pandemic but the rate of fatalities has doubled, according to the state’s Department of Transportation.

If you’re on Route 2 around Fitchburg, Mass., you’re going to want to slow down. Snow is buildling up on the road, as new England braces for its first big storm of the winter. State police have imposed a speed limit change to 45 miles-per-hour on Interstates 91 and 291. There is an overnight parking ban from 8 p.m. to...

The first flakes have already fallen in Worcester, Massachusetts.

About 48,000 tons of salt are being set aside for treating the roads in Boston.

Massachusetts is preparing for the first significant snowfall of the season, which is expected to drop several inches of snow in the region.

Monday the Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced the new exit sign system, based on mileage that will be rolled out over the next few years. The project will begin in late summer next year and be complete by 2022.

A change is coming to exits on Massachusetts highways. A federal mandate is requiring states to number their exits based on mileage, according to Jacquelyn Goddard, the communications director for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.

A pedestrian was seriously injured Friday night in a crash in Everett, Massachusetts. The crash happened around 9:30 p.m. at the intersection of Revere Beach Parkway and Vine Street, state police said.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has received $41 million in federal funds to replace signaling infrastructure at Boston’s South Station so trains run on time. The Boston Globe reports the U.S. Department of Transportation funds will go toward updating Tower 1, modernizing the infrastructure and raising the computers to prevent water damage from flooding.

Think twice before you book it — it’s the expensive lesson a Massachusetts woman learned when making a hotel reservation on her phone. She called our Consumer Investigative Reporter Leslie Gaydos for help with her costly mistake. With a tap on her phone, Anne Castner of Groton was stuck with an expensive non-refundable hotel reservation she didn’t want.

Transportation officials on Thursday released a report that details the state’s traffic issues, providing details on problem areas including the most congested roads in the Bay State. The state has reached a “tipping point” when it comes to traffic problems — and things are only getting worse, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation said in its 2019 report to the governor.

The Duck Bridge in Lawrence, Massachusetts, has been closed to traffic after police say a truck struck several beams Tuesday morning. Police received a call at about 11 a.m. after several overhead beams on the bridge that connects Union and South Union streets were seen hanging, according to the Eagle Tribune.

A new bike lane in Somerville, Massachusetts, has an odd, potentially dangerous impediment: a utility pole. The uproar over the pole’s location began on Sunday, when a local cyclist posted a picture of the pole on a Facebook page, according to a Boston Globe report. That sparked others to chime in with their thoughts.

Amazon delivery is fast and easy, but what happens if someone walks off with your order? A local viewer’s security camera caught an alleged package thief on camera, and the viewer turned to Consumer Investigative Reporter Leslie Gaydos for help when he discovered who it was.