In the Spotlight
Patrick-Murray Administration's Accelerated Bridge Program Wins National Recognition
December 2011 ABP Quarterly Update [PDF - 2.7MB]
3 Year Plan Released
- Bridge Preservation and Repair Plan [PDF - 44KB]
- Active Project List [PDF - 152KB]
ABP Update
Through January 1, 2012 the MassDOT Accelerated Bridge Program has advertised 166 construction projects with a combined construction budget valued at $1.649 Billion.Of these 166 advertised construction projects:
- 127 have already, or will, repair/replace 228 bridges throughout the Commonwealth.
- 39 are maintenance/preservation projects which provide work to improve the safety of many additional bridges in the Commonwealth.
- 147 have been awarded to a contractor.
- 77 have been declared 'substantially complete' by MassDOT (or DCR). ABP Update
Fixing Bridges, Doing Business Differently
The historic $3 billion Patrick-Murray Accelerated Bridge Program represents a monumental investment in Massachusetts bridges. This program will greatly reduce the number of structurally deficient bridges in the state system, while creating thousands of construction jobs on bridge projects.
To complete this program MassDOT and DCR will rely on the use of innovative and accelerated project development and construction techniques. As a result, projects will be completed on-time, on-budget and with minimum disruption to people and to commerce.
Since 2008, the number of former MassHighway and Dept. of Conservation and Recreation structurally deficient bridges has dropped from 543 to 428, a decline of 21%. As of January 1, 2012 the ABP Program has completed 77 bridge projects, with another 67 bridge projects currently in construction, and an additional 34 bridge projects scheduled to start construction within the next year. Over the course of the eight year program, more than 200 bridges are planned to be replaced or repaired.
