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The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has announced that the High St. railroad crossing in Freetown will be closed to traffic this weekend.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is looking for public feedback as they conduct a study on the New Bedford-Fairhaven Bridge Corridor.

The Elm Street railroad crossing will be closed to traffic this weekend.

State transportation officials say that all work on major state roadways was halted as of noon Tuesday. MassDot's Acting Secretary Frank DePaolo says that with the timing of Wednesday's snowstorm they didn't want construction projects to cause additional congestion on what are already the heaviest travel days of the year...

Students at Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School will no longer have to fight for elbow room when they're seated for lunch thanks to the completed addition of the Student Forum and Conference Center. The 25,000 square foot addition officially opened Sunday, with school faculty and state officials on hand to commemorate the event...

A construction worker from Massachusetts has been killed while working on a road project in Warwick.

Travel lane restrictions began Tuesday on the Sagamore Bridge. Army Corps of Engineers spokesman Tim Dugan says that one lane in each direction will be closed daily from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wide loads will not be permitted to cross the bridge during while the lane restrictions are in effect and State and local police will be on hand to assist motorists...

The New Bedford-Fairhaven Bridge will be closed to marine traffic Tuesday evening for construction work in the northeast corner of the bridge.  Vehicle traffic will not be affected. Ward 5 City Councilor Kerry Winterson, who also works as a heavy equipment operator for the Mass Department of Transportation, says the closure will begin at 9:00 p...

What is life like working in a labor union? That is just one of the many questions asked by students from Bristol Community College during their visit to the future site of the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal.

State officials say repairs on the Popes Island Bridge could be finished in a few months. Michael Verseckes, a spokesman with the Massachusetts  Department Of Transportation, tells the Standard Times the concrete barriers that have been narrowing the bridge down to one lane, in each direction, should be removed by early fall...