Infrastructure

Federal transportation officials are providing $5 billion to replace or improve aging bridges in 16 states, the Biden administration announced Wednesday.

The floods this week in Massachusetts that put a few dams at risk have raised concern the structures may increasingly be at risk as the region is hit by stronger and wetter storms. There are thousands of dams across New England and many were built decades if not centuries ago, often to help power textile mills, store water or supply…

Officials flagged two dams as being severely damaged by the flash flooding in Leominster on Monday. According to the Mass Office of Dam Safety, the Barrett Park Pond Dam was last inspected on November 18, 202. Federal data shows it was in poor condition when it was inspected in 2017.   The Fall Brook Reservoir Dam was last inspected on November…

After previous efforts to secure federal funding for replacement of both Cape Cod bridges stumbled, Gov. Maura Healey and her deputies will shift to a phased approach that first targets money primarily for the Sagamore Bridge. Healey’s office said the administration will submit applications in the coming weeks for a combined $1.45 billion in federal grants, most of which would…

President Joe Biden on Monday said that high-speed internet is no longer a luxury but an “absolute necessity,” as he pledged that every household in the nation would have access by 2030 using cables made in the U.S.