Massachusetts Turnpike/I-90 (Current Projects, Conceptual Improvements, & Long Term)

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‘A complete reset.’ After brouhaha, state outlines how it will overhaul bidding on Mass. Pike rest stops. - The Boston Globe

The state will re-bid the service plaza project after a winning bidder selected last year pulled out.
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Instead of making the financial return for the public a minor factor in picking the state’s next highway service area operator, it will now be the dominant one.

And bidders will need to submit prices that can be easily compared with those from their rivals, rather than estimates based on their own theoretical sales forecasts.

Those are two of the big changes that interim transportation secretary Phil Eng and undersecretary Jonathan Gulliver promised on Tuesday in the way the Massachusetts Department of Transportation will pick a private-sector partner to redesign, renovate, and run the state’s 18 highway service plazas after a botched first effort last year.

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There are other differences, announced earlier this month, as well. MassDOT is splitting the 18 plazas up into three groups, with the hopes that the smaller jobs might draw more competitors. And MassDOT wants to use state rules for a Public-Private Partnership, bringing in private sector partners at an earlier stage in the design, but also asking them to take on more financial risk as a result. The state’s P3 commission, which went dormant several years ago, would be revived to oversee the crafting of the bidding rules.
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New bridge opens Saturday on westbound side of Mass. Pike on Newton-Weston line - The Boston Globe

“This closure is necessary for crews to safely shift I-90 westbound traffic onto the new bridge,” the statement said.
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Traffic patterns are changing for good this weekend on a stretch of the Massachusetts Turnpike’s westbound side, which is getting a new bridge, officials said.
The state Department of Transportation said this week that a new bridge will open Saturday on that side of the highway on the Newton-Weston line.
To ensure a smooth opening, MassDOT said, drivers will see “an overnight lane closure” on the west side of the Pike from 10 p.m. Friday until 6 a.m. Saturday.
Then when the sun rises on the weekend, “I-90 westbound traffic will be shifted onto the recently constructed bridge deck once the closure is lifted,” said MassDOT in a statement. “Exit 123 A/B will continue in their existing lanes on the westbound roadway.”
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Overnight ramp closures set for this week at Interstate 495, Mass Pike​

Drivers using the interchange connecting the Massachusetts Turnpike with Interstate 495 in Hopkinton will face a series of overnight ramp closures from Monday, Aug. 3, through Friday, Aug. 7, as crews complete construction work.
Closures will occur nightly from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., according to a community announcement. MassDOT said multiple ramps connecting Interstate 495 and Interstate 90 will be shut down on different nights to allow construction operations to proceed safely.
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The on-ramp from the Mass. Pike eastbound to I-495 northbound at Exit 106 will be closed each night from Aug. 3-7. Motorists on the Pike seeking access to I-495 northbound during the closure will be directed to I-495 southbound and use Exit 54A, in Hopkinton at West Main Street, to reverse direction and get on I-495 northbound. Similarly, the on-ramps from I-495 northbound to the Pike eastbound and westbound at Exit 58 will also be closed nightly from Aug. 3-7, according to the announcement. Motorists are advised to continue north on I-495 and access Exit 59B to Route 9 westbound, then reverse direction onto I-495 southbound to reach Exit 58 and access the Pike in either direction.
A separate closure will affect the Pike's westbound ramp to I-495 northbound at Exit 106B from Aug. 5-7, according to the announcement. Motorists on the Pike westbound will be directed to I-495 southbound before using Exit 54A to reverse direction and continue onto I-495 northbound.
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