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Wellesley’s Grossman’s sign going down Tuesday

By bbrown | Published: August 2, 2010
National Development, the outfit that purchased the old Grossman’s lot on lower Washington Street in Wellesley, says it will topple the Grossman’s sign Tuesday at noon. The demolition of the sign, and later orange-and-white building, will pave the way for an office/retail building, plus senior housing.The sign toppling — which probably won’t be quite as [...]
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So that’s how a bridge is supposed to work

By bbrown | Published: July 7, 2010
What more can be said about the Rte. 16/9 bridge project, which started back in the 1950s or so at an estimated cost of about ten bucks but has finally wrapped with an estimated contract value of $8M-plus  (though yes, workers from contractor SPS were seen this morning fiddling with hoses and carrying around bricks, [...]
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Worker sighting at Rte. 16/9 bridge in Wellesley

By bbrown | Published: May 17, 2010
Always worth noting. The latest, according to the official project website, is that the bridge construction is 73% complete.
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Latest on Rte. 16/9 Wellesley bridge: Same old, same old

By bbrown | Published: March 10, 2010
WCVB TV/Channel 5′s Team 5 takes on the case of Wellesley’s most notorious bridge project, the never-ending Rte. 16/9 mess. The report notes that the project has cost taxpayers $10M-plus dollars and taken 7 years rather than originally planned 2. Latest estimate for completion: this summer. Rep. Alice Peisch, speaking for the rest of Wellesley, [...]
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Rte 16/9 bridge work to be done in December, or July, or next fall or…

By bbrown | Published: September 10, 2008
The Globe reports that the ramp from Rte. 9 westbound to Washington St. could be just a few months away from re-opening, but cracks in some beams mean that completion of construction will be pushed out until next year, maybe around this time in 2009.
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Rte. 9/16 bridge "work of art" almost done

By bbrown | Published: August 24, 2008
Eleven years in the works, the bridge could be done by this fall, according to Mass Highway officials. Meanwhile, Wellesley man-about-town Tory DeFazio calls the bridge a “work of art,” partially explaining the project’s length. From the Globe: “The stone work on the bridge is part of the character of the town,” DeFazio said. “It [...]
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