Springfield DPW

Radioactive waste, ballooning mattress disposal costs and more are all factors behind newly-approved solid waste changes in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Hazardous intersection will undergo $19 million upgrade beginning in 2024

Amount of state money for annual local street work has not changed in more than a decade

Upgrades planned at 15 intersections, 10 high-traffic streets

Existing sewer mains date from 1881

The full retrofit will take 3-5 years

First tranche of funding from bipartisan infrastructure law is announced

Jaywalkers and speeding cars a concern

In December, the Springfield City Council unanimously approved an order objecting to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s proposed design for…

The largest city in western Massachusetts is making a change in its recycling program. It could have a ripple effect in other municipalities in the…