It's pothole season in Massachusetts, and Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday said he'll soon be filing legislation awaited each year by municipal officials eyeing the approaching construction season and a chance to fix their winter-battered pavement.
NEW BEDFORD - Tired of swerving to avoid potholes on New Bedford streets? Mayor Jon Mitchell says the City is beginning a program to invest $1 million a year for five years to be used for the complete reconstruction of New Bedford's most damaged streets...
Many Southcoast residents were not expecting to have snow in April and weren't happy when they saw flakes falling over the weekend and impacting their morning commute.
The Massachusetts House has ok'd a bill that would send $200 million to communities across the state for road repairs. The State Senate now takes up the measure.
State Senator Mark Montigny of New Bedford realizes the significance of the surplus funding for the city and it's residents, and is hoping New Bedford will receive $3 million to make progress on the city's streets...
New Bedford City workers have been hard at work filling the potholes caused by a record-setting winter, and they'll likely be doing that for much of this year.
Mayor Jon Mitchell says since the snow has stopped, City crews have filled nearly 7,000 potholes in City streets...
Help could soon be on the way for cities like New Bedford dealing with post-winter improvements.
Representative Antonio Cabral has advanced a bill through the House Committe on Bonding, which he chairs, that authorizes up to $200 million for the maintenance of roads and bridges managed by municipalities throughout the state...
The New Bedford Half Marathon is still a go.
Despite the record-breaking snowfall and diminished road conditions, Mayor Jon Mitchell says the race is going to take place as scheduled on Sunday, March 15. Speaking on his weekly radio program, Mitchell says though several road races on the Cape and Islands have already been cancelled, New Bedford is taking a different approach...