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By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

SPRINGFIELD — Massachusetts will receive $108 million in federal funds to support improvements to east-west passenger train travel between Springfield, Worcester and Boston, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal and Gov. Maura Healey announced Friday.The money comes...

By BELLA LEVAVI

COLRAIN — Route 112 will be closed to through traffic for approximately eight weeks for bridge repair work. According to the state Department of Transportation (MassDOT), the work will entail removing the concrete surface on two bridges over the North...

ORANGE — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) will be conducting milling and resurfacing work on a section of Daniel Shays Highway (Route 202) from the New Salem town line to the Athol town line in Orange. The work is scheduled to...

TURNERS FALLS — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation will temporarily close the White Bridge on Wednesday morning for a bridge inspection, according to transportation officials. The closure will be in effect from 9 a.m. until at least noon...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

GILL — Full access to Route 2 near the Greenfield town line will likely be restored by the end of the month, following a July landslide that necessitated road repairs, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT).Selectboard...

By DOMENIC POLI

Area lawmakers are lauding Gov. Maura Healey for signing the Chapter 90 conference committee bill to authorize $375 million in reimbursements to municipalities for bridge and road maintenance and funding for transportation-related infrastructure...

ASHFIELD — Route 116 will be fully closed near the intersection with Route 112 from 7 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 7, to 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 11 to allow for repairs, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The following detours are...

GILL — Route 2 eastbound just west of the Turners Falls-Gill Bridge will be able to reopen to traffic after four or five weeks of work to install an earth support system, the state Department of Transportation announced Tuesday.Following substantial...

By BELLA LEVAVI

HAWLEY — In a routine inspection, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) found major deficiencies in the Route 8A bridge over the Chickley River near Savoy Road. As a result, the bridge has been reduced to one lane of traffic until...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The bus maintenance facility at 382 Deerfield St. appears to be headed back onto the city’s tax rolls, with final signatures on a $400,000 purchase and sale agreement.The brick garage is owned by the city and overseen by the Greenfield...

GILL — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is closing Route 2 eastbound just west of the Turners Falls-Gill Bridge until further notice to allow crews to efficiently address slope erosion. Following substantial rainfall on Friday...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Divers with the state Department of Transportation determined the town-owned bridge over Tully River’s west branch was safe to reopen Monday, the day after high water levels forced its closure.The structure was closed on Sunday when the Tully...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — After waiting several days for the Deerfield River to recede, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) inspected the Stillwater Bridge’s pillars and gave the go-ahead to reopen it.MassDOT closed the bridge Monday out of an...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — A nearly $2.68 million project to repave Route 2 between the village of Farley and the easternmost end of East Prospect Street in Erving Center will start this winter, with final design work having been completed last month.According to a...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Seniors in southern Franklin County will soon have a new option to travel across county lines for medical appointments, shopping and recreation.Thanks to a $16,612 Service Incentive Grant from the Massachusetts Councils on Aging and...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — As the South County Senior Center continues to work with neighboring transit authorities, Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) representatives shared news on Thursday that there may be a potential solution to some of Sunderland’s...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Transportation planners and professionals past and present joined members of the Franklin Regional Council of Governments outside the John W. Olver Transit Center on Tuesday afternoon for a brief ceremony recognizing a longtime...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — With two regional transit authorities serving southern Franklin County, the South County Senior Center held an open conversation this week in hopes of connecting seniors with the resources they need to get from point A to point B, while...

By DOMENIC POLI

TURNERS FALLS — The state transportation secretary was on hand Wednesday morning for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Franklin Regional Transit Authority’s new maintenance and operations facility, a project that has been years in the making.Gina...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — In what appears to be a first, one school boasts all three division champions of the annual school bus safety poster contest held by the School Transportation Association of Massachusetts.Dexter Park Innovation School students Mia Cooley,...