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Mass. Needs $24.5B to Repair Transit System The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) said Nov. 16 that it needs $24.5 billion to fix the state’s public transit system, WBZ-TV in Boston reported.

MBTA admitted the staggering cost is needed to repair the multitude of issues it faces system wide.

The agency’s announcement came after it publicized the findings of its Capital Needs Assessment and Inventory (CNAI), an audit that MBTA releases every three to four years. It makes clear what assets MBTA has and what investments need to be made to bring the sys-

tem to a State of Good Repair (SGR).

The estimated multi-billion-dollar price tag is for repairs to MBTA’s stations, trains, tracks, bus garages, signal systems and more.

The transportation agency emphasized that the new assessment lays out an estimated cost of repairs, not improvements. see TRANSIT page 14 MBTA photo

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Conn. Outlines Current, Future Projects at State Summit Gov. Ned Lamont, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy and many local officials from across Connecticut gathered in Hartford Nov. 17 to highlight the array of new infrastructure projects that are currently under way in the state and to discuss what other changes residents are likely to see in the next decade and beyond.

But amid the calls to boost Connecticut’s transportation and energy infrastructure, officials focused their discussions on one aspect of infrastructure growth: housing.

CT Mirror reported that the gathering was billed as the first inaugural infrastructure summit, meant to lay out a roadmap about what investments the state is likely to make between now and 2035.

Scheduled to coincide with the two-year anniversary of the passage of the 2021 federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the event included mayors, first selectmen, state lawmakers, state agency leaders, economic development officials and private developers.

It featured several panels that provided an overview of the investments that were being made as a result of the federal law, which authorized more than $1.2 trillion in infrastructure spending in the United States.

To date, more than $6 billion in federal infrastructure spending has been announced for Connecticut.

Mark Boughton, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Revenue and Services, and Lamont’s senior advisor on infrastructure, said the state is focusing on winning additional competitive grants from federal agencies.

“We here in Connecticut take its implementation very seriously,” Boughton told CT Mirror.

Murphy, who is seeking his third term in the U.S. Senate, joked that there were so many infrastructure projects under construction that fellow Democratic U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal was not able to keep up.

“There are so many ribbon cuttings in Connecticut these days that Blumenthal can only make half of them,” Murphy quipped.

Even with all of the federal funding arriving in Connecticut and other states, Murphy argued that Congress needed to do even more to improve the country’s energy, water and transportation infrastructure.

He noted, for instance, that China was able to build a high-speed railway from Beijing to Shanghai, despite the distance between those two cities being double the mileage between Boston and Washington, D.C. “This is not a moment for us to rest on our laurels,” Murphy said.

Even with all of the federal funding arriving in Connecticut and other states, Sen. Murphy argued that Congress needed to do even more to improve the country’s energy, water and transportation infrastructure.

West Hartford Mayor Shari Cantor said she has been able to advance home building in her community by explaining to residents that it was necessary for the town’s growth and economic development.

Many of the other speakers at the event, however, were focused on projects that are already in the works.

The panelists and attendees talked broadly about investing in water and sewer systems, rebuilding Connecticut’s bridges, reengineering highway exchanges, constructing new rail stations, installing electrical vehicle charging stations, speeding up the passenger rail between New Haven and New York, and preparing the state for the future effects of climate change.

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Increased Housing Stocks Key to State’s Economy But the most prominent topic of discussion was housing — a vital but politically fraught issue at the moment.

Lamont, who is in his second term as governor, and many other speakers voiced the need to build new housing stock in Connecticut, a state with one of the lowest vacancy rates for apartments in the country.

Along with Daniel O’Keefe, the new nominee to become the commissioner of the state Department of Economic and Community Development, Lamont emphasized that housing is a vital piece of Connecticut’s infrastructure. They added that it was a necessity for the state’s continued economic development, which is why they highlighted the millions of dollars in funding that has gone toward new housing.

“We are doing everything we can to build housing,” the governor explained.

Lamont, however, continued to show deference toward the Connecticut municipalities where local zoning ordinances have been used to block new developments in recent years.

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Lamont recognized the pushback that developers have faced in many suburban municipalities when trying to build multifamily housing. He joked that in his hometown of Greenwich, he has seen yard signs suggesting that state lawmakers want to build the Empire State Building on Greenwich Avenue.

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West Hartford Mayor Shari Cantor said she has been able to advance home building in her community by explaining to residents that it was necessary for the town’s growth and economic development.

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In making the designation, the NRDC said “the NRDC has evaluated all 50 states to gauge the general policy and spending context that will influence and direct this federal funding, aiming to identify the degree to which states have adopted policies and directed dollars to improve equity, public health and climate outcomes. In this scorecard report, NRDC assessed states across a range of metrics related to state planning for climate and equity, vehicle electrification, expansion of transportation choices, system maintenance and procurement.”

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“The NRDC is highly recognized as an environmental advocacy group and are considered the experts in assessing programs that impact climate change and carbon reduction strategies,” RIDOT Director Peter Alviti said. “I’m very proud of the work that our RIDOT staff, along with other departments, have done in executing a plan that efficiently and effectively uses our federal transportation funding to have a positive impact on meeting the goals

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Harrison & Burrowes Leads Vermont Bridge Project QUECHEE from page 1

backwall, expansion joints, railings and new sidewalks connecting all corners of the bridge to parkwalks that will extend west on Route 4 to parking ing areas will be constructed.” areas, and new safety fencing will be installed,” VTrans said the project also will include: said Tom Chase of Greenman-Pederson Inc., a • cleaning and painting the steel arch members; consultant to the Vermont Agency of • replacement of deteriorated steel members; Transportation, the Valley News reported.

• bridge joint repair or replacement; The report on Tri-State Painting’s work was • bearing rehabilitation/replacement; filed on Sept. 23, 2023, a short time after the offi• deck membrane and pave application; cial starting date of Aug. 29, according to VTrans.

• widening of the existing sidewalks — new The existing structure is a three-hinge steel concrete sidewalks and fascias; deck arch constructed in 1911 and reconstructed • partial deck replacement to the approximate in 1972 and 1989. It is approximately 285 ft. in limits of the 1972 deck and sidewalk reconstruclength and 41 ft. wide. The bridge deck is in tion; “good” condition while the superstructure and • silane application to the substructures and new substructure are in “fair” and “satisfactory” condiconcrete sidewalks and fascias; and tion, respectively.

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The upgrades will entail cleaning and painting When asked what is ahead for the project Amy the structural arches and frame of the three-span Tatko, VTrans spokesperson, said, “Installation of steel deck truss structure, replace deteriorated the containment system and access panels is going beams or joints and widen the existing sidewalks The upgrades will entail cleaning and painting the structural arches and on this fall. Cleaning and prime coat of the strucfrom 3.5-ft. to 6-ft.

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Mass. Faces Multitude of Issues in State’s Transit System TRANSIT from page 1

According to the CNAI report, MBTA facilities require the most attention with $6.4 billion needed.

Another $5.3 billion is required to fix structures and another $2.4 billion would be used on trains.

Stacy Thompson, with the transportation advocacy group LivableStreets Alliance, told WBZ-TV that she views this assessment as a step toward transparency.

“Really for the first time in a decade, we have a sense of where we are at with the State of Good Repair, what needs to be fixed, and how much it will cost,” said Thompson. “It’s a lot of work but we finally have a starting point.”

MBTA last did this assessment in 2019 and found that $10 billion worth of repairs needed to be made; this time around, the number jumped by $14.5 billion. Part of the reason came down to having a clearer understanding of the agency’s assets, inflation and construction costs, and an aging system that gets more complicated to fix by the day. MBTA said much of

its equipment is at least 50 years old.

“Restoring reliability and ensuring safety are priorities as we rebuild MBTA infrastructure,” explained Philip Eng, the transit agency’s new general manager and CEO, in a statement.

“Understanding and acknowledging the significant resources needed to bring our system to a State of Good Repair is just one step towards fixing our infrastructure to deliver more robust and frequent service. The MBTA is one of the oldest transit agencies in the country, and while there are a number of contributing factors, it’s clear that years of underinvestment have added to the cost of bringing our system back to a State of Good Repair.

“Timely and appropriate actions are key to mitigating and avoiding more costly and potentially impactful efforts,” he continued.

“Know that we are committed to aggressively addressing our immediate needs — like the recent 16day outage on the Ashmont Branch to perform track work — as we

strive to deliver a modernized system to serve future generations.”

He added that there are no plans currently to raise fares for riders.

In her own news release, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healy said, “The Capital Needs Assessment and Inventory shows what we have known for a long time: there is an urgent need for significant resources and work across the MBTA system because of decades of underinvestment.

The Healey-Driscoll Administration is committed to ensuring that the MBTA has the resources it needs to deliver the safe, reliable service that the people of Massachusetts deserve.”

Latest Assessments Clearly Lay Out MBTA’s Needs The CNAI is an exercise that helps the state agency understand the magnitude of assets needs across the system at a single point in time.

According to MBTA, its SGR designation does not indicate the level of safety, but rather is representative of an asset operating at its

optimal and expected level of performance. An asset “out of SGR” is more likely to require rehabilitation or replacement.

While they do not reflect total project costs or the totality of capital investment that may be needed, both the CNAI and SGR Index help Massachusetts’ transit department develop strategies about where to allocate funding resources and make investments toward a modernized transportation network as part of MBTA’s rolling five-year Capital Investment Plan (CIP).

In the MBTA’s Fiscal Year 2024-2028 CIP process, SGR and safety were the most important prioritization factors, making up half of a project’s total weighted score.

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The MBTA is already addressing many of the needs identified in the CNAI. For example, critical track work on the Red Line’s Ashmont Branch and Mattapan Line was successfully completed in late October when crews replaced nearly 5,000 ft. of rail and 1,174 ties on the Ashmont Branch and nearly 4,700 ft. of rail and 1,380 ties on the Mattapan Line, allowing for the removal of all speed restrictions in that area. 

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N.H. Seacoast Greenway Set to Finish By Next Summer A section of the long-planned all members of the community to New Hampshire Seacoast Greenway exercise, learn to ride a bike, enjoy from North Hampton to Barberry nature or simply get where they need Lane in Portsmouth is expected to be to go without a car,” according to completed by the summer of 2024, commission officials. the Portsmouth Herald reported Nov. City engineer Eric Eby said its 10. construction is ongoing.

“That is just based on what we’ve “They’ve got the base down, but heard directly,” said Portsmouth the finished course will not be Public Works Director Peter Rice installed until next year,” he said durabout conversations city officials ing a recent meeting of Portsmouth’s have had with the New Hampshire Parking, Traffic and Safety Department of Transportation Committee. “It’s kind of tough to (NHDOT), which is in charge of the City of Portsmouth, N.H. rendering bike on right now, [but] it’s [currentrail trail project. “But given the A conceptual design of future trail under Route 33. ly] a good walking path.” progress they’ve made, it’s in good He added, though, that the path is former rail lines that NHDOT bought from still “officially closed.” shape.

“It’s going to be a great asset for the city Pan Am Railways, according to information and the entire seacoast,” he told the Herald. previously provided to the Herald by David Pathways Create Access to When finished, the greenway will encom- Allen, a Seacoast Greenway Alliance board Largely Unknown Parts of Town pass a 17-mi. network of rail trails and bike- member and former Portsmouth deputy city As NHDOT’s work on the greenway is ways connecting the communities of manager. continuing, construction on Portsmouth’s The Rockingham Planning Commission Borthwick Avenue multi-use path also is Seabrook, Hampton Falls, Hampton, North Hampton, Rye, Greenland and Portsmouth. has been helping to coordinate the regional moving closer to being finished, Rice said.

It is a small part of the larger, 3,000-mi. East effort to bring the rail trail project to fruition, That trail, along with the city’s other pathCoast Greenway project, intended to con- according to the Portsmouth daily news ways — all of which are either completed, nect off-road trails from Maine to the Florida source. being finished or proposed — will connect The 3.6.-mi. section of the greenway in to one another and to the New Hampshire Keys.

The local portion of the New Hampshire Portsmouth “will be a community asset Seacoast Greenway, allowing people to walk Seacoast Greenway project is being built on offering a safe place for children, seniors and or bike off-road all over Portsmouth, and, in

time, the entire region, he explained.

“You’ll eventually be able to get from Massachusetts to Market Street in Portsmouth, all off-road except for minor crossings,” Rice told the Herald. “From an infrastructure standpoint, it’s very exciting.

The long-term vision is to also have spur paths that will connect to neighborhoods throughout the city.”

Once the greenway is officially open, it will allow people “to see some parts of the city that are really beautiful that they might not know exist,” Rice said.

He added that he is excited for people to get to experience those locations, including the Great Bog, a 700-acre conserved area in Portsmouth featuring trails through its woods, wetlands, fields and hills.

Eby pointed out the Borthwick Avenue multi-use path will connect “to the existing multi-use path along Eileen Dondero Foley Avenue, which will connect to the rail trail.”

During the Rockingham Planning Commission meeting, he explained, “When all the projects are done by next fall, you’ll have a complete multi-use path going along the rail trail, Eileen Dondero Foley Avenue, [and] Borthwick Avenue up to the bypass, where there’s an existing crossing, and [a] multi-use path along Hodgdon Way.” 

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NEW ENGLAND SUPPLEMENT ADVERTISER INDEX

Monroe Tractor Hires New Parts Manager of Its Conn. Location

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Noah Peebles

Monroe Tractor has hired Noah Peebles as parts manager for the Connecticut location. Peebles will be responsible for managing the parts operations with oversight of the parts counter technicians to obtain a strong sense of urgency for the Connecticut location.

Peebles brings a wealth of knowledge managing an automotive business, years of mechanical experience and a passion for everything with an engine.

“I look forward to forming a relationship with our customers so they know who I am and trust that their parts needs will be taken care of in a professional and timely manner,” said Peebles.

“Customer service is the number one priority to our parts department, and Noah has already shown to be a great addition to our team. He is organized, detail-oriented, and possesses an indepth knowledge of inventory management and good judgment that will illustrate Monroe’s commitment to our customers,” said Rick Bisesto, Connecticut’s branch manager. 

Monroe Tractor Brings Case IH to Mass., Conn. Locations

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Monroe Tractor has 18 locations across New York State, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Vermont.

Monroe Tractor is adding Case IH’s red equipment to Westborough and Woburn, Mass., and South Windsor, Conn., locations.

With 72 years as a Case and Case IH dealer in New York and Pennsylvania, Monroe Tractor has provided customers with red equipment to handle their equipment needs. Now, it is offering its New England customers more equipment choices with the addition of the Case IH Farmall series, Maxxums, Vestrums, Puma 150, and round and square balers.

With horsepower ranging from 25 to 150, chores can be tackled on everyone’s to-do list, from hauling and mowing to loading and towing and then some.

“We are proud to bring back the iconic Case IH brand to Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Our knowledgeable staff looks forward to helping customers get into the right size machine to fit their needs,” said Dan Duhn Westborough/Woburn branch man-

ager.

“We take pride in this exciting opportunity to introduce Case IH equipment to the entire state of Connecticut and western Massachusetts,” said Rick Bisesto, Connecticut branch manager. “We look forward to providing another line of equipment, top-notch parts and service to our valued customers for years to come.”

Monroe Tractor has 18 locations across New York State, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Vermont. It carries everything from tractors, balers, skid steers, wheel loaders, backhoes, excavators, portable screen machines, demolition attachments, precision products, and many other fine brand names for any large or small construction site or farm. Its latemodel, low-hour construction equipment is available to purchase or rent by the day, week or month.

“We’re here to keep you working.” 

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