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Baker-Polito Administration Brings Awareness to New Hands-Free Law
Published on 02/21/2020
The Baker-Polito Administration today issued a reminder to motorists that the hands-free law goes into effect Sunday, February 23rd.
MassDOT East-West Passenger Rail Study Advancing
Published on 02/10/2020
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation Planning Department today released data on specific Preliminary Alternatives for passenger rail service between Pittsfield, Springfield, Worcester and Boston at a public meeting of the East-West Passenger Rail Study Advisory Committee.
UMass Transportation Engineering Graduate Student Zhuo Han to Receive Selig Transportation Program Fellowship
Published on 02/07/2020
UMass Transportation Engineering Graduate Student Zhuo Han has been chosen to receive the Ernest T. and Rae N. Selig Transportation Program Fellowship.
UMass Amherst Student Named 2020 Lifesavers Traffic Safety Scholar
Published on 01/30/2020
UMass Amherst civil engineering Ph.D. student Alyssa Ryan has been named a 2020 Traffic Safety Scholar (TSS) and awarded a $1,000 scholarship to attend the 38th annual Lifesavers National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities, March 14 through 17 in Tampa, Florida.
MBTA: Draft Public Engagement Plan and Upcoming Public Meetings
Published on 01/28/2020
The MBTA has announced the availability of its draft Public Engagement Plan as well as a series of public meetings intended to introduce the public to the draft Plan and solicit public feedback.
Baker-Polito Administration, Federal & Local Officials Celebrate Improvements at Springfield’s Union Station
Published on 01/27/2020
Governor Charlie Baker, Congressman Richard Neal, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, MassDOT officials, legislators and other local officials celebrated recently-completed improvements at Springfield’s Historic Union Station to Platform C.
UMass Transportation Center Researchers Publish New Paper in Accident Analysis & Prevention
Published on 01/23/2020
In a paper dealing generally with crash reductions and safety published in the September 2019 edition of the Accident Analysis and Prevention, Dr. Nicholas Fournier, Dr. Eleni Christofa, and Dr. Michael Knodler Jr. of the UMass Transportation Center used a combination of methods that looked at both bicycle traffic volume and automobile traffic volume to assess bicycle crash rates.
MassDOT Dive Team: Underwater Bridge Stability Inspections
Published on 01/22/2020
Here’s something that many people may not realize: the Massachusetts Department of Transportation has a dive team. Watch as WGBY Connecting Point’s Brian Sullivan got a first-hand look at one of their routine inspections in Palmer.
MassDOT Announces New Online Resources and Additional Public Meetings for Statewide Exit Renumbering Project
Published on 01/16/2020
MassDOT is announcing new online resources on the project website for the Statewide Exit Renumbering Project, including an informational video on the project and an online meeting.
FAA Proposes Rules for Remote Drone ID
Published on 01/14/2020
On December 31st 2019, the FAA published a Proposed Rule document entitled “Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft Systems”.
Baker-Polito Administration Announces Additional Local Road and Bridge Funds
Published on 01/06/2020
The Baker-Polito Administration is announcing that $20 million in additional funding will be provided to cities and towns in Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) for road construction and transportation improvement projects.
MassDOT Transportation Innovation Conference Is Seeking Presentation Abstracts
Published on 01/06/2020
MassDOT encourages transportation practitioners from federal, state, and local transportation agencies, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, transit agencies, academia, and private industry to submit abstracts on a broad range of innovative transportation topics.