AFTER YEARS OF indecision and delays, state transportation officials on Monday formally bowed to what public stakeholders have wanted for some time and designated a challenging all-at-grade approach as the preferred design to reconstruct the Massachusetts Turnpike as it runs through Boston’s Allston neighborhood. Jonathan Gulliver, the state’s highway commissioner, notified the Federal Highway Administration […]
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Two experts debate tunneling under Charles River
As state transportation officials prepare to replace the elevated section of the Massachusetts Turnpike that runs between Boston University and the Charles River, they are facing an age-old problem – whether to strive for the absolute best approach or whether to pursue what’s best under the circumstances. The challenge, and the tradeoffs involved, were explored […]
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Salvucci, Aloisi liken Pollack to Sargent
TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY Stephanie Pollack is being likened by two of her predecessors to former governor Frank Sargent for her decision to replace the elevated section of the Massachusetts Turnpike between Boston University and Allston with an at-grade version. Sargent 50 years ago called a halt to the proposed inner belt highway that would have continued the state’s […]
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Some transportation decisions put off until after election
It may be just a coincidence, but decisions on divisive transportation issues big and small seem to be getting put off until later this year – after the election. The biggest decision revolves around the design and configuration of the Massachusetts Turnpike and associated transportation infrastructure in the Allston-Brighton area. A deteriorating elevated section of […]