The redesign of the area of New Bedford where Tarkiln Hill Road meets Kings Highway, where South Coast Rail will someday zip through, is finally making sense.
The development of New Bedford's new pedestrian bridge and South Coast Rail station will result in detours and overnight closures on Route 18 starting Tuesday, February 20.
A story that came out Tuesday afternoon claiming that the MBTA is halting work on the city's South Coast Rail branch is patently false, according to local officials.
New Bedford's lawmakers on Beacon Hill are warning city mayor Jon Mitchell about a draft lawsuit sent to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority about land takings for the South Coast Rail project.