Environmental Permit Training Workshop
Sponsored by:
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs
The American Council of Engineering Companies
December 5, 2008
Marlborough Marriott Courtyard, Marlborough, MA
Presentations
Overview of MassDOT Bridge Projects (MassDOT Permitting Overview)
Stephen O'Donnell, Interim Program DirectorAccelerated Bridge Program, MassDOT Highway Division
Overview of DCR Bridge Projects (DCR- ABP Council 11.20.2008, DCR Permitting Overview)
Jonathan Gulliver, Assistant Chief EngineerDepartment of Conservation and Recreation (DCR)
Joe Orfant, Director, Bureau of Planning and Resource Protection (DCR)
Panel 1: Permitting Recipe & Application Process for MassDOT Projects (Army Corps Eng Bridge Program Workshop, NHESP_11_24_08)
Topics: 401 & 404 Water Quality certifications, 106, 254, MESA, and othersKevin Walsh, Director of Environmental Services (MassDOT)
Paul Sneeringer, Senior Project Manager, US Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE)
Derek Standish, MassDOT Wetlands Permit Coordinator, MassDEP
Jonathan Regosin, Regulatory Review Manager, Natural Heritage & Endangered
Species Program, Division of Fisheries & Wildlife (DFW)
Susan McArthur, Wetlands Permitting Coordinator, MassDOT
Panel 2: Case Study Discussion- Applying the Recipe to MassDOT Projects (Presentation Case Studies, Lawrence 3 PPT, Concord 3 PPT, Holden 3 PPT)
Union Street Bridge, Lawrence, Monument Bridge, Concord, Mill Street Bridge, HoldenKevin Walsh, Moderator
Panelist: Paul Sneeringer, Derek Standish. Jonathan Regosin, Susan McArthur
Also presenting at the workshop were Monica Conyngham, General Counsel, Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and Philip Griffith, Undersecretary for Environment, Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs (EEA)
In the Spotlight
ABP Mega Projects Procurement Schedule Summary - as of 05/10/12 [PDF - 104KB]
Francis Francois Scholarship Award Application (Deadline Extended to May 18, 2012) [PDF - 134KMB]
March 2012 ABP Quarterly Update [PDF - 3.4MB]
Active Project List [PDF - 113KB]
ABP Update
Through March 1, 2012 the MassDOT Accelerated Bridge Program has advertised 167 construction projects with a combined construction budget valued at $1.65 Billion.Of these 167 advertised construction projects:
- 128 have already, or will, repair/replace 229 bridges throughout the Commonwealth.
- 39 are maintenance/preservation projects which provide work to improve the safety of many additional bridges in the Commonwealth.
- 156 have been awarded to a contractor.
- 81 have been declared 'substantially complete' by MassDOT (or DCR). ABP Update