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The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) is nearing completion of a nearly $50 million project to replace the Frank J. Wood Bridge, which carries Route 201 over the Androscoggin River between Brunswick and Topsham. Reed & Reed Inc., which was awarded a $49.9 million contract, began work on the project in July 2023. Reed & Reed completed final striping of the bridge on

Dec. 12, 2025, opening the new structure to motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists. While some finishing work remains and will be completed next spring, the bridge is fully open to travel. “This project demonstrates what’s possible when residents, local leaders, contractors and MaineDOT work together,” said MaineDOT Acting Commissioner Dale Doughty. “The new Frank J. Wood Bridge provides a safer, more reliable and more scenic crossing for everyone who uses it.” see BRIDGE page 8

Urban Planning Study Calls for North Adams to Remove Highway “Take it down.” That was the message that Chris Reed, a Boston urban planner, repeated recently to dozens of people about the Massachusetts Highway 2/Mohawk Trail overpass, or Veterans Memorial Bridge, as the best way to reconnect key parts of downtown North Adams. During an event at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary (MASS MoCA) in North Adams on Dec. 12, 2025, Reed presented the results of a report compiled by his

firm, Stoss Landscape Urbanism. The report concluded that dismantling the failing bridge would create more space, encourage walkability and encourage new development. But he emphasized, doing so will take money and cooperation at all levels. The roadway overpass should be removed to “restitch the community back together,” starting with re-extending and condensing Veterans Memorial Drive and the roads adjacent see OVERPASS page 12

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Harvey Construction Delivers $67M Municipal Building in N.H. Christmas came early for Rockingham County, N.H., employees who work for the sheriff’s office, county attorney and registry of deeds, as a new $67 million municipal building was completed in time for them to move in before the end of the year. The 118,000-sq.-ft. structure — located at 94 North Rd. in Brentwood, across from the county jail — is open for business, providing more space, improved working conditions and other benefits for employees and the public, the New Hampshire Union Leader in Manchester reported Dec. 16. “This is really something to be proud of” Sheriff’s Maj. Chris Bashaw told the newspaper. “We finally have a professional space that represents the work of the people that are employed here. They take pride in what they do and to have a space that actually represents that and allows us to continue [is] fantastic.” The three-story building houses a new and updated sheriff’s office and dispatch center on the first floor, county attorney’s offices on the second floor and a registry of deeds office on the third floor. A new community corrections wing, which will be operated by the Department of Corrections and provide mental health and substance use services with a 90-day inhouse program, also can be found in the new building. That wing is not expected to begin operating until sometime later next year, according to Rockingham County Commissioner Thomas Tombarello. In addition to the main building project, the county installed a 8,800-panel solar array behind the structure. The array cost $10 million, but county officials said it is expected to result in significant energy savings. Designed to meet the unique operational needs of each department while aligning with Rockingham County’s environmental and maintenance goals, the building also features a 131-seat auditorium equipped with advanced acoustics, lighting and AV systems for public meetings and events; and a six-bay garage and two-bay sallyport supporting the sheriff’s office. New Building Means More Elbow Room for County Staffers The push for the new municipal building began amid growing concerns over inadequate space for the county’s public-safety operations. Officials voiced concerns about cramped working quarters and poor HVAC systems at the state-owned Rockingham Superior Court on New Hampshire Highway 125. As a result, they had been leasing space at the courthouse for several years to house offices for the county attorney and registry of deeds. So, when the construction project con-

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cluded, employees from each of those two offices were among the first to move into the new building shortly before Thanksgiving. While housed in the basement of the superior court building, Rockingham County Attorney Patricia Conway said space was so tight that the department’s 20 attorneys and other staff, including investigators, had to share offices. “People were just on top of each other and it was tough at times,” she added while speaking to the Union Leader. “We’re just really thankful to the commissioners and the community for allowing us to have this wonderful space,” Conway said. “It really gives us an opportunity to be the best that we can be while doing our job as prosecutors.” Cathy Stacey, Rockingham’s register of deeds, and her 11 full-time employees, were understandably thrilled to move into their new digs the week before Thanksgiving. “We’re here, we’re open and we’re happy,” she said. “We’ve been in the basement of every building we’ve ever been in. There’s a whole open area for the public to utilize to do whatever they need, [like doing research].” Stacey added that when she and her colleagues were working in the basement of the old building, “half of my staff were in the dark because we were underground. Here we have nice windows and it’s bright and sunny, so we’re pretty pleased by it.” Downstairs, the approximately 100

employees of the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Department also started relocating to their new space the week of Thanksgiving, a move that came 35 years after the office was relocated to the jail in what was supposed to be a temporary situation. According to Bashaw, the most critical space included in the new sheriff’s office that did not exist in the jail building is the addition of a “genuine” evidence room and processing area. Rather, those spaces had been located in old juvenile detention cells. “We now have a safe place to process evidence that’s dangerous [and has] the proper ventilation,” he said. Earlier in December, county dispatchers got their turn to move into new workspaces within the new structure. There, they have 10 dispatch consoles — double the number available in the old building. Nearby is a large room that will serve as an emergency operations room, which Bashaw said would be able to serve the area for the next 40 to 50 years. The county used $35 million of the $60 million it received in federal funds through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to offset the cost of the project. The ARPA monies used by Rockingham County was from New Hampshire’s share of the $1.9 trillion federal stimulus bill signed in 2021 to assist with public health and economic recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tombarello told the Union Leader that the

county also received a bond for $25 million even though the delegation authorized the borrowing of up to $30 million. “We were on budget. We didn’t borrow the extra money that we were allowed,” he said. ÂShared Goal of Strengthening Community ServicesÊ Guided by the Rockingham County Commissioners and Jude Gates, the county’s director of facilities, New Hampshirebased Warrenstreet Architects Inc. provided a comprehensive menu of services to the municipal building in Brentwood, including landscape architecture and full interior design for each department, noted the New England Real Estate Journal of Norwell, Mass. The building project, constructed by Harvey Construction of Bedford, N.H., and supported by a team of consultants, engineers and subcontractors, began with a space needs assessment in 2017 before breaking ground at the site five years later. “Reflective of the county’s deep commitment to public service, sustainability and long-term planning, this new facility stands as a symbol of collaboration and dedication,” said Caroline Corriveau, AIA, the project architect and co-owner of Warrenstreet. “It was made possible by many hands working together toward a shared goal of strengthening community services.” 

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Original Frank J. Wood Bridge More Than 90 Years Old BRIDGE from page 1

The existing bridge, which is more than 90 years old, has long required close monitoring. “It is fracture-critical and rated in poor condition,” said Andrew Gobeil, director of MaineDOT’s Office of Communications and Creative Services. “Since November 2021, MaineDOT has prohibited all commercial traffic from using the bridge. While bridges are normally inspected every two years, the Frank J. Wood Bridge has been inspected every six months to allow for more frequent analysis of its condition and the potential need for further traffic or weight restrictions.” The existing steel truss bridge — 795 ft. long, with two lanes and constructed in 1932 — is being replaced with an 815-ft.-long steel girder bridge featuring two travel lanes, bicycle lanes and pedestrian sidewalks on both sides. The existing bridge will be demolished once traffic is fully shifted to the new structure. Designed to last more than 100 years, the new bridge is located on a gently curved upstream alignment and incorporates enhancements requested by a local design advisory committee. Features include sidewalks on both sides with pedestrian viewing bump-outs, wider shoulders, parks on both ends, special railings and lighting and unobstructed views of the natural and architectural features of the Pejepscot Falls area. The bridge was designed by T.Y. Lin. Its design improves visibility and traffic flow and includes wider shoulders for cyclists and emergency vehicles, decorative railings, architectural lighting and river viewing areas. “The advantages of a steel girder design are its high strength-to-weight ratio and longer spans,” said Dustin Reed & Reed Inc., which was awarded a $49.9 million contract, began work on the project in July 2023. Littlefield, Reed & Reed’s project manager. “The bridge has a long lifespan, the steel can be recycled and quicker construction translates into less disruption to traffic. We’re using ChromX rebar in the sidewalks for corrosion resistance and strength and fiberglass rebar in the deck, which provides corrosion resistance, a longer lifespan, lighter weight and higher tensile strength.” Traffic impacts — including detours and lane closures — became more noticeable in 2025 as construction intensified. Reed & Reed crews had a busy 2025 construction season. According While some finishing work remains and will be completed to a project update, crews completed next spring, the bridge is fully open to travel. grading of the temporary construction trestle approach in January and began steel erection. The first steel beacons for temporary pedestrian access during the Phase 1 girders were delivered and installed, traffic shift. and crews mobilized a Manitowoc By July, crews had completed deck form installation and 16000 crane at Abutment 1. By the Reed & Reed completed final striping of the bridge on Dec. 12, 2025, opening the advanced reinforcement work, placing concrete for sequenend of January 2025, 23 of the 40 new structure to motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists. tial deck pours. Retaining walls, approach slabs, water main fabricated girders had been received installation and bridge drainage systems also were completdiaphragms and assembly of utility hangers. By the end of ed. In August, crews finished deck concrete placements, and 18 erected. Work continued through February and March with addi- March, 33 of the 40 girders had been received and erected. completed retaining wall work, set granite curbing and tional girder erection, installation of cross frames and Electric Light also installed two of the four rapid flashing see BRIDGE page 12

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continued installation of the permanent concrete bridge barrier. “The 2025 construction season has been very busy,” said Littlefield. “We placed concrete sidewalks, installed bridge barriers, light posts, moment slabs and retaining walls, completed underground electrical and communications work, installed 16-inch waterlines at both ends of the bridge, placed expansion joints and curtain troughs and paved the deck. We also installed pedestrian railings and began installing ornamental bridge rail at each end. The upstream bridge lighting is now in place.” Other major milestones included erecting the steel beams and pouring the concrete superstructure. Crews will soon shift traffic entirely onto the new bridge, after which demolition of the existing bridge will begin. Additional work

will include construction of new parks at both ends of the crossing. During the 2023 construction season, crews completed the trestle and prepared the Pier 3 cofferdam. In 2024, Piers 1, 2, and 3 were constructed, along with the first and second abutments. Major work also included box cuts and gravel placement for the new roadway approaches in Brunswick and Topsham, as well as installation of water, electrical and communications infrastructure. “While installing the waterline, we encountered buried concrete slabs, abandoned duct banks, old water lines and trolley tracks from the 1930s,” said Littlefield. “That slowed progress because we had to remove those materials.” For this work, crews used Cat 314, 330 and 335 excavators, along with a Cat D6 dozer.

Steel girders varied in size, with the largest weighing more than 100,000 lbs. and measuring more than 120 ft. long. Girders were erected using a combination of three cranes: a Manitowoc 999, a Link-Belt LS278 and a Manitowoc 16000. Inclement weather also posed challenges. “A flood in December 2023 brought river levels to record highs, slowing pier construction,” Littlefield said. “We overcame that with planning and strong execution. River levels fluctuated constantly because construction occurred below a hydroelectric station. Our work pace was driven by an extremely talented crew and good leadership. We have a hard-working group with a great mix of experienced workers and younger crew members.” Existing utilities were relocated and incorporated into the new bridge through coordination with multiple utility companies.

“Relations with MaineDOT have been professional and cooperative,” Littlefield said. Demolition of the existing bridge is expected to take approximately six months. “We’ll cut it into smaller, manageable pieces and load them into dumpsters,” Littlefield said. “The main challenges are lead paint, debris containment, and safety.” Crews will use cutting torches and cranes during demolition. On a typical day, approximately 30 Reed & Reed employees and subcontractors are on site. Subcontractors include HB Fleming (drilled piles), Auburn Concrete (concrete), Glidden Paving & Excavation (paving), C.A. Newcomb (bridge rail) and Suncoast (rebar installation). More than 1,100 tons of steel girders were used in the project.  CEG (All photos courtesy of MaineDOT.)

Removal of Highway Overpass Could Revitalize Downtown OVERPASS from page 1

to the bridge. North Adams has too many big roads and parking lots that “threaten the safety of pedestrians and create an atmosphere of isolation,” according to the report, and it should look back to the “smaller scale” street networks erased by urban renewal. “This bridge had an extraordinarily negative impact on this city,” Reed said at the recent gathering. “The hope for future development that never came wiped the heart of this community in a way that is quite extraordinary and unsurpassed in many of the cities and towns we work with.” North Adams, MASS MoCA and local partners commissioned a yearlong feasibility study conducted by Stoss examining whether to repair, replace or remove the bridge. The study was paid for by a $750,000 grant from the state’s Reconnecting Communities pilot program, which prioritizes transportation projects that restore connections to neighborhoods harmed by past infrastructure decisions. North Adams was one of the only rural communities — and the smallest one by population — to receive a grant, the Berkshire Eagle reported Dec. 15. The executive summary and entire report, available to the public on the city’s website, includes visuals of how the overpass splits the downtown area. Reed called the current downtown landscape a “series of islands” and noted that many roads near the overpass are bigger than they need to be and built for truck sizes that no longer exist. The study also found that there can be a

parking surplus of more than 1,000 spots in lack of foot traffic, but more people need to the city even during peak times. feel safe about walking downtown to Resident Desiree Taylor agreed and told increase pedestrian use. the Eagle that oftentimes the surplus spots were in places that did not need parking, BridgeÊs Removal Could Help to which Reed said Stoss also noticed. ÂRestitch‰ Downtown According to the report, North Adams North Adams was the only community “west of Athol” Since her first day on the job in 2021, where Mass. 2 (known to locals as Route 2) Kristy Edmunds, Mass MoCA executive is four lanes wide when running through a director, said she has been in discussions downtown. In other communities along the about how to tackle the overpass, which was roadway, “two lanes are sufficient to carry built in 1959 and soars directly west over the vehicular traffic that passes the museum’s campus. along it,” the study found. The recent study by Stoss is a “That is too much road for step toward changing the what is going through here,” bridge, she said, and was a Reed said. win for community voices. “Complicated” traffic Indeed, the landscape planpatterns created by urban ning firm received input renewal made, in some from more than 500 peocases, intersections with up ple. to five converging roads, “When we start to northe report added. malize something that is a It pointed out that intersecdeep and profound scar, we tions like Route 2 at Holden Street also end up normalizing a kind of and Route 2 at Eagle Street “utilize North Adams seal pessimism that … community a complicated signaling plan that [voices] may not actually be able to uses multiple signal cycles, increasing vehi- move the needle,” Edmunds said. “This cle delay and queuing on many approaches.” moves the needle. It moves it from ‘It’s too In addition, the study showed that incom- daunting, it’ll never happen,’ to ‘It’s possiplete street grids make it hard for large trucks ble, here is a way forward.’” to navigate additional city streets to get to the Reed said knocking the overpass down overpass heading westbound. This discour- offers a “once in a lifetime” chance to ages walking, biking and other community change the fabric of the city and had recomactivity in a large section of downtown as mendations for how to “restitch” downtown well. North Adams. Reed said that North Adams businesses Among them was the city could create along the corridor are struggling due to that riverfront recreation, pedestrianize chunks of

road that are too large for the volume of cars it serves and make room for more mixed-use development. To that end, Stoss recommended closing part of Center Street around Veterans Memorial Park to “create a new waterfront plaza” along the Hoosic River, which snakes through the center of town. “I’m really happy this happened,” said Dawn Nelson, who has lived in the Eclipse Mill artist lofts for 20 years and has attended as many community meetings for the study as she could. “I will be here for the rest of my life, so I’d like to see it be as vibrant as it can be.” North Adams Mayor Jennifer Macksey was in full support of removing the overpass but reminded an excited crowd that it was just the beginning of a process to remove the structure. In the meantime, a $20 million repair funded by the 2026 Massachusetts Transportation Improvement Program is required, since a temporary fix next summer does not provide enough time to implement the study’s recommendations. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) will oversee the repair, which is expected to go out to bid in the spring. Now, the city will need to find funding for Stoss’ recommended changes and fund more traffic studies on what the urban planning firm’s recommendations would change, which Macksey said is already in the works. “We can’t take the bridge down until we figure out traffic,” she said. 

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Last April, the Hartford Foundation intersection of Albany Avenue and Main Street — the gateway to Hartford’s North announced the launch of the Greater Futures Scholarship Fund, a pioneering new initiaEnd. “This decision reflects the Foundation’s tive in partnership with Hartford Promise commitment to literally and figuratively that provides qualifying Hartford Public ‘ground’ us into the communities that we School students with up to $100,000 over serve,” he added. “Moving from the eighth four years to pursue higher education. When floor of a downtown office tower to a street- coupled with critical support services to siglevel view with our stakeholders and part- nificantly reduce the burden of student debt, ners moves us closer to the challenges and the funding helps the students successfully navigate the college experience. opportunities that drive our work.” The Hartford Foundation also announced The Hartford Foundation is working with JCJ Architecture, a Hartford-based firm a $6 million investment in arts and culture with a 90-year local history, to design its over the next two years — a comprehensive new headquarters. East Hartford-based initiative designed to launch the next centuGoman + Yorkis is serving as the real estate ry of creativity across greater Hartford. To advisor to identify and broker the purchase kick off its centennial, the organization of the parcels necessary to develop the proj- announced a new $2.9 million investment in the Greater Together Community Funds ect. BBE, a fourth-generation construction providing $100,000 to each of the 29 townmanagement and general contracting com- specific funds whose grantmaking is led by pany in Bloomfield, Conn., will build the a diverse group of local residents. The Hartford Foundation for Public new foundation headquarters. The project is currently in the pre-design Giving is the community foundation for phase of what is anticipated to be a two- Hartford and 28 surrounding towns. story building between 30,000-35,000 sq. ft. Through partnerships, it seeks to strengthen of space on a more than 2-acre lot at the communities in greater Hartford by putting intersection of Albany Avenue and Main philanthropy in action to dismantle structural racism and achieve equity in social and Street. “We envision the building as an inclusive economic mobility. 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“The first [vision] is Ellis Way, … a pedestrian path that carves its way through the campus,” Dower said. “It becomes an organizing element as you’re developing new buildings.” Hicks Way is a large thoroughfare currently designed for cars, which Campus Planning intends to change. Dower explained that the work on South College and the Honors College buildings brings the edges of those structures closer to the road and pathways to create a narrower corridor. The goal for Hicks Way is to fully pedestrianize it and extend it in both directions. For Massachusetts Avenue, the university’s plan is to keep it open to cars, but like Hicks Way, bring the buildings closer to the pedestrian paths and narrow the road. “It would not just be a four-lane road; it’s a much more intimate space that theoretically should slow people down,” Dower said. More Work On Horizon Much of the UMass Amherst campus plan has come to fruition, according to the Daily Collegian. For instance, the school’s Isenberg School of Management acquired its Business Innovation Hub, Hills House was demolished for the Newman Catholic Center, an addition to South College was completed and the Sustainable Engineering Laboratories are nearing completion. Many of these projects align with the visions for the three aforementioned pathways; among them are the Sustainable Engineering Laboratories, which are being built directly off Ellis Way and aim to continue the Engineering Quad to provide a more prominent entrance from Ellis. Other ongoing projects include a computer science laboratory, a School of Public Health building, renovations to the Flint Laboratory and the Curry Hicks Cage and the installation of a new thermal energy infrastructure. Dower noted that both the public health and computer science building at UMass Amherst are functionally completed but much of the landscaping work has been deferred to the spring due to the winter weather. During the remainder of the November meeting, he laid out what additional projects are on the horizon at the Amherst campus. They include work on the Center for Early Education and Care, the Water and

Energy Technology Center, the Food Innovation Hub (FIH), an addition to Skinner Hall, a new loading dock for the Bromery Center for the Arts and a Central Academic Building (CAB). Of those six projects, Dower noted that three of them are primarily student-facing buildings: FIH, the Skinner Hall addition and the CAB. Two of the three planned efforts require the demolition of existing buildings, he said. The Skinner Hall addition will be a space for students and house nursing simulation labs. According to the UMass Amherst Campus Planning website, the addition also will be able to meet the state’s sustainability goals. In discussing the high traffic paths where the addition is going to be built, Dower said, “We are going to parachute that thing right in there. [A lot of] people walk in these locations and [for any number of reasons] you can’t just cut it off.” While the bridge at the Skinner Hall site is set to be removed, the new construction would take some cues from the original design. The addition also would be set low into the ground due to the elevation difference that necessitated the bridge in the first place. In addition, the Food Innovation Hub will sit atop the existing Chenoweth and Cold Storage buildings, the Daily Collegian learned. The final student-facing building will be the Central Academic Building, slated for construction at the current site of Bartlett Hall. Although the latter structure has been slated for demolition since the completion of the South College addition, it remains standing almost 10 years after the addition was finished in 2016. “The reality is [the demolition] will be on the tail end of that five-year block,” Dower said. “We’re the victim of our own success,” he said. “We created this wonderful interior campus with Ellis Way. It feels really good so people want to use it, and that’s the problem.” Housing availability, an issue for both residents and students in Amherst, was the final topic of the November presentation. “The university announced in January 2025 that we issued a request for proposals to explore partnering with developers to create a comprehensive long-range plan to modernize campus housing and maintain affordability for decades,” Dower noted in an email to the Daily Collegian. 

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