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The Daily Free Press

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A speed limit sign at Packard’s Corner. Statewide roadway fatalities have increased due to speeding, despite less-populated roads. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Rate of roadway fatalities in Massachusetts doubled in April, despite fewer drivers

Allison Pirog May 6, 2020
Traffic fatalities in Massachusetts have grown comparatively more frequent even as fewer vehicles and pedestrians are on the road. Transportation experts examine why this is the case.
The State House hears a bill on the possibility of fining jaywalkers for being on their phones. PHOTO BY PAIGE WARD/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Phone junkies may face hefty fines for distracted walking

Solange Hackshaw November 15, 2017

Crossing the street while texting may soon land Boston residents with fines up to $200, as a bill proposing increased fines for jaywalking is discussed in the Massachusetts legislature. The bill...

Construction for the replacement of the Commonwealth Avenue Bridge is set to begin July 26, requiring significant lane reductions and a total shut down of the MBTA Green Line. PHOTO BY HALEY ABRAM/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Upcoming Commonwealth Avenue Bridge construction deemed disruptive yet strategic

Shannon Larson July 23, 2017

Commonwealth Avenue Bridge will be getting a major facelift starting July 26, in a replacement project that’s slated to take 18 and a half days to complete. The Commonwealth Avenue Bridge Replacement...

Boston Transportation Department initiates Neighborhood Slow Streets, a new program aims at improving roadway safety within defined residential areas. PHOTO BY CAROLYN KOMATSOULIS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston Transportation Department launches safe driving initiative

Abigail Freeman January 30, 2017

The Boston Transportation Department is accepting applications for the 2017 Neighborhood Slow Streets program, which works to use traffic calming measures to improve roadway safety in residential areas,...

In honor of April's Distracted Driving Awareness Month, police departments across the commonwealth will begin an increased effort to ticket distracted drivers. PHOTO BY NICKI GITTER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

State police to crack down on distracted driving

Kalina Newman April 8, 2016

The Massachusetts Highway Safety Division received a grant of $622,000 from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to increase police efforts to crack down on distracted driving beginning...

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