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MBTA North Station drawbridge over the Charles River with water and surrounding tracks. — 2018 file photo: The existing North Station railroad drawbridge over the Charles River in Boston on Oct. 25, 2018. The MBTA is replacing it, with completion targeted for fall 2032. Credit: MBTA

ReportingMassachusetts

North Station bridge replacement targets fall 2032 completion

The MBTA lists a $1.286 billion total budget and fall 2032 completion. The project will expand the Charles River rail crossing from four tracks to six.

Published Oct 8, 2026

View of older Coast Guard Piers 1 and 2 at Coddington Cove in Newport, photographed in 2021. — 2021 file photo: Piers 1 and 2 at Coddington Cove, Naval Station Newport, in Newport, R.I., on May 13, 2021. Skanska has started a $271 million Coast Guard pier project on this waterfront. Credit: Bruce Katz, Naval Station Newport, via DVIDS (public domain)

ReportingRhode Island

Skanska starts $271 million Coast Guard pier project in Newport

The replacement Pier 1 at Naval Station Newport is designed to berth four Offshore Patrol Cutters, with completion targeted for March 2030.

Published Oct 8, 2026

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