Longstanding building codes are hindering new housing construction in Boston, according to a report released Thursday.The codes, some written a century ago, were designed to protect residents in case of a fire but are no longer necessary in all...
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...
Boston Harbor and Financial District skyline by diegograndi/Envato
The $7 billion Boston Retirement System is collecting proposals from investment firms offering funds of hedge funds. The pension fund, which has been adding private credit...
This past weekend, the Sumner Tunnel was closed one last time in 2024, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced.Now “considered substantially complete,” the weekend closure was one of five that were part of a two-year restoration project, according to...
Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. Oct. 3 has been a notoriously bad day for New England weather events, but fortunately...
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...
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...
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...
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...
