is stepping down as the state’s Transportation Secretary. Governor Maura Healey announced that MBTA General Manager Phil Eng will fill the role on an interim basis. Healey said that Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver has also been promoted to Undersecretary of Transportation and will continue to serve as Highway Administrator while in the role. […]
A temporary closure is in effect on Route 3 South in Plymouth. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) says the closure will be in effect beginning at 7:30 a.m. Monday and will remain in place “for several hours.” A detour will be in effect with motorists taking exit 15A to Samoset Street then turning right […]
A former Stoughton Selectman has died after being struck by a car on Route 24 in West Bridgewater. The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office says that the incident took place around 9:30 p.m. Saturday when the MassDOT worker was picking up debris in the roadway in the area of Exit 28B on the northbound side. […]
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation will be holding a Virtual Design Public Hearing to discuss an upcoming bridge project in Duxbury. Principal Transportation Planner for the Old Colony Planning Council, William McNulty, tells WATD News the hearing will facilitate communication between all parties involved. McNulty says the hearing will cover a wide array […]
Commuters are being advised of potential protests. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has put out an advisory for Boston area travelers saying that a “protest group has notified the media it plans to disrupt travel along several routes in the Boston area.” The protests will apparently take place at approximately 7 a.m. Wednesday. At this […]