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Boston’s Sumner Tunnel Reaches Substantial Completion Early

Boston’s $160 million Sumner Tunnel renovation and restoration reached substantial completion ahead of schedule. Work on the 90-year-old tunnel that carries drivers from Logan International Airport to Interstate 93/Boston and points north finished Oct. 6.While the full completion date for the...

Boston-Area Rail Commuters Could Be Impacted if Bridge Demo’d : CEG

Shutterstock photo The Grand Junction Bridge in Boston certainly does not look like an important piece of infrastructure. Indeed, it is caked in rust and graffiti and half of it has been abandoned, such that when looking down on it from...

Major railroad project won’t disrupt commutes, Mass. officials say

Expected to last around eight years once it gets underway, the MBTA's planned replacement of a key 93-year-old railroad drawbridge over the Charles River will have minimal effects on commuters, state officials promised Thursday. MBTA General Manager Phil Eng, MassDOT...

Judge to Rule on Transfer of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital to Boston Medical Center Amid Steward Crisis | News | The Harvard Crimson

A federal judge in Texas is set to decide whether to approve the sale of St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Brighton to Boston Medical Center in a Wednesday hearing following the bankruptcy of its owner, Steward Health Care.After months...

Guthrie in Boston gaining insight on infrastructure practices

Infrastructure minister Peter Guthrie was touring health infrastructure projects today in Boston to obtain insight on their best practices. It's part of a five-day mission that saw him...

Gear up for a good ride: How and where to safely bike around Boston with pals this fall

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's Saturday morning newsletter, The Weekender. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. Boston is known for being a super walkable city. But how about bikeable? We...

Boston showcases new flood protections with eye toward future storms – Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News

BOSTON (WHDH) - While Hurricane Helene churned through the Southeast, Boston officials gathered on Friday with an eye toward future storms impacting New England. Dubbed “Deployables Day,” a series of events and showcases around Boston showed off new technology aimed...

Here’s what Boston’s doing to prevent flooding if disaster strikes

The City of Boston on Friday tested out removable flood barriers in case of emergency — the same barriers that had just helped keep storm surge from swamping a hospital in Tampa amid the devastation of Hurricane Helene. Friday...

Doug Ford wants a tunnel under Ontario’s Highway 401. He could learn something from Boston’s ‘Big Dig’

Ontario’s Premier Doug Ford wants to dig Canada’s largest city out of its traffic woes. The pitch is to build an expressway for vehicles, and possibly transit too, under...

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How to watch Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Boston College Eagles college football for free

The BC Eagles couldn’t beat the Cavaliers in Charlottesville, Virginia, two weeks ago, so they’ll head to Blacksburg this...