INFRASTRUCTURE

The price of diesel fuel continues to skyrocket. Officials who oversee public works in western Massachusetts said that could have an impact on road construction.

A busy section of State Street in Springfield, Massachusetts, has been the site of numerous pedestrians being struck and killed by cars.

The resolution calls for 30-days notice before the city council in Springfield, Massachusetts, makes a financial decision regarding economic development projects.

The two-year pilot program would focus on several Pioneer Valley Transit Authority routes with high ridership and is estimated to cost roughly $3.4 million.

City Councilor Kateri Walsh will present the resolution after councilors complained they were rushed on the Court Square Hotel renovation in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Developers said costs went up because of the pandemic, and the project would stop if the funding wasn't approved immediately. Some city councilors voiced frustration with how the city handled the request.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said the bond bill would authorize nearly $10 billion in new spending on transportation and infrastructure, some of which would be reimbursed with federal money.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said his administration is aware of issues at the dilapidated Roderick Ireland courthouse in Springfield, whose conditions have prompted calls for the building to be demolished and replaced.

The Biden Administration says it wants to replace all of America's lead pipes in the next decade.

A federal appeals court ruling on a gas project in Agawam means regulators now have to consider greenhouse gas emissions from expanding infrastructure and use of natural gas in residential and commercial settings.