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Massachusetts Senate Backs Road Project Funding

Taylor Cormier — Thu, 02 May 2013 21:49:52 +0000

The state Senate has approved a bill that would provide $300 million to cities and towns for road and bridge projects, a $100 million increase over last year.

Municipal officials have been pressing lawmakers to approve the so-called Chapter 90 funds as the spring construction season begins

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32 Mass. Workers Died on the Job in 2012

Taylor Cormier — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:25:38 +0000

Labor and worker rights activists are honoring 32 workers who died on the job last year.

The Massachusetts AFL-CIO and the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health released a report Thursday highlighting the deaths

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New Bedford South Terminal Construction Begins

Jack Peterson — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:51:50 +0000

Construction on the south terminal began last week after officials had to cancel the official ground-breaking at the site due to the Boston marathon bombings.

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Route 195 Repairs Continue This Weekend

Jack Peterson — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 09:52:12 +0000

The accelerated replacement of the River Avenue Bridge on Interstate 195 in Fairhaven continues this weekend, with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation announcing that

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Businesses Relieved as New Bedford Intersection Re-Opens

Taylor Cormier — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:22:23 +0000

The intersection at Rt 18 North and Coggeshall Street has been re-opened to traffic, and local business owners are relieved, to say the least. Business owners at the intersection have been experiencing a lull in customers since the Acushnet Avenue International Marketplace project began in April

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New Bedford Route 18 Project Update

Jack Peterson — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 16:58:53 +0000

The Rt. 18 project has caused a lot of headaches for motorists in New Bedford.

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Topping Off Ceremony At Fairhaven's Wood School

Jack Peterson — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:40:59 +0000

The new Wood School construction project in Fairhaven is moving forward with the traditional topping off ceremony held Thursday with the last 12 foot long steel beam in place.

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Mayor Jon Mitchell Gives Update On Downtown New Bedford Road Construction [AUDIO]

BJ Ragone — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:12:15 +0000

Everyone is wondering when Downtown New Bedford will be back in shape, and it looks like it will be sooner than we thought.

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