AS THE HOUSE AND SENATE conference committee begins its work on the Fiscal Year 2024 budget, the Construction Industries of Massachusetts respectfully asks the conferees to maintain the 50/50 split of the Education and Transportation Fund but allocate a considerable percentage of the funds to our bridges, pavement, and congestion. The Fair Share tax, also […]
John Pourbaix
Posted inTransportation
Crumbling roads, bridges are in need of ARPA funding
ROADS AND BRIDGES in Massachusetts are crumbling. The result of decades of deferred maintenance and failing infrastructure has led to traffic and safety concerns, and significant increases in costs by requiring emergency repairs to roads and bridges, such as expending $75 million in Allston on immediate temporary safety repairs to an elevated section of the […]
Posted inOpinion
Don’t forget about our roads and bridges
THE FRONT PAGES and television newscasts have dedicated much focus these last few years to the MBTA’s subway, trolley, and commuter rail lines. And rightly so, as public transportation by rail is vital to our state and its economy. But also vital to our state and our economy are the 72,000 lane miles of roadways […]