The Cape Cod Canal Bridges Project received an initial $350 million fund from the U.S. Government’s fiscal year budget for the replacement of the aging Sagamore and Bourne bridges, also offering $600 million in total to complete the project.
The Department of Energy Resources updated its building energy code to include a new Specialized Opt-in Code for buildings as part of the Massachusetts 2050 Decarbonization Roadmap to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
With winter looming, after a dry summer there are concerns regarding precipitation numbers, and groundwater levels, some of which were addressed at the Boston Groundwater Trust Forum on Sept. 20.