Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Traffic through Braintree during construction is Mayor Sullivan's chief concern.
In light of traffic concerns surrounding the current and future construction of the Fore River Bridge, Mayor Joseph Sullivan is calling for a public meeting in East Braintree for residents to hear from project officials. Sullivan submitted a letter as part of the public forum held Tuesday night in Weymouth, in which he requests a similar meeting bringing together the East Braintree Civic Association, Mass Highway and contractor J.F. White. "While I appreciate the need to get this long awaited permanent bridge in place, I have concerns, as do Braintree residents, on the construction phase of this project regarding exacerbated traffic conditions," Sullivan wrote. "Braintree, as an abutting town to this project, may have negative traffic …
Representatives from contractor White-Skanska and the DOT answered questions Tuesday night in Weymouth about the bridge construction.
Noise stemming from the initial construction phase of the new Fore River Bridge is already bothering some nearby residents, whose frustrations were exacerbated Tuesday night when state officials and contractors did not produce copies of a noise plan approved by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The plan was described in part by a representative for White-Skanska, the joint venture selected to design and build the new vertical lift bridge, but the lack of complete transparency bothered several residents attending a public forum at the Whipple Senior Center. "It interrupts sleep, it interrupts the ability to concentrate at work, it interrupts family life," Peter Maggi, a North Weymouth resident, said of the construction noise…
Saturday, November 10, 2012
The $244 million replacement bridge is expected to be complete in fall 2016.
The Fore River Bridge, constructed as a temporary structure a decade ago, has long outlasted its original intent and the patience of South Shore residents who regularly deal with its creaking infrastructure and rush-hour openings. A new bridge, controversial itself but far superior to the current one, according to state officials, is scheduled to open in five years at a cost of $244 million. Its design, Gov. Deval Patrick said during a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, is "thoughtful and sensible." "It certainly beats the temporary bridge we have now," Patrick said. Humor about the vertical lift bridge looming behind local, state and federal officials ran throughout the event, lending a lighter tone to what the officials acknowledged is a…
Friday, January 20, 2012
An East Braintree Civic Association representative provided an update on the Fore River Bridge project to the Town Council on Jan. 17.
The state is planning to construct a new Fore River Bridge costing upwards of $320 million despite months of protest by residents and elected officials from Weymouth, Quincy and Braintree, who say the proposed bridge design is unnecessarily large, complex and expensive. On Tuesday, Jan. 17, Braintree town councilors told Michael Lang, a representative of the East Braintree Civic Association, that they would send a letter in support of his research to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, urging the agency to rethink its decision to build a vertical lift bridge of the type currently spanning the river temporarily between Weymouth and Quincy. They also indicated they would ask state auditor Suzanne Bump to examine the project's …
fred cassidy
12:17 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013
the side streets will get the same as when the landing was done over nothing has changed just sit in eastern bank lot from 4;30 to 6;30 and you will agree more ›