Massachusetts Highway Sign Replacement Contract List through 2028

Current Projects as of June 12, 2026

Route                             Where                                    Percent Complete             Completion Date           

I-95 shield image from wikimedia MA 128 shield image from wikimedia             Burlington to Reading                    0%                            Autumn 2027            [Notice to Proceed Given 1/21/26]

I-95 shield image from wikimedia                           Attleboro to Norwood                    100%                        Autumn 2021*            [Installation of all overhead signs not complete**]

I-495 shield image from wikimedia                        Wareham to Raynham                     100%**                   Summer 2026         [Overhead Sign Installation Work Continues-6/19/26]

MA 3 shield, from wikimedia                           Braintree to Plymouth                     33%                       Summer 2026          [Overhead Sign Installation Continues along with Tree Clearing-5/11/26]

MA 128 shield image from wikimedia                        Peabody to Gloucester                    81%                         Spring 2026                 [Overhead sign work continues- 4/15/26]

MA 140 shield image from Wikimedia                        Freetown to Taunton                       4%                          Autumn 2026               [Concrete Foundations being Installed-5/21/26]

MA 146 shield image from wikimedia                        Uxbridge to Worcester                     17%                           2027                                [Work Continues-6/1/26]

MA 213 shield from Wikimedia                          Methuen                                            0%                           2027                          [Notice to Proceed Given- 1/16/26]

*Project continues (will continue) after original estimated date of completion, MassDOT Project listings no longer include a projected completion date as of July 2021.

**Despite MassDOT listing as project complete, two 1/2 mile advance signs for the I-495 exit have not been installed as of 7/26/25.

1. ProjectInfo site states completion, will confirm in future road trip.

2. Work completed, photos of installed signs available at my Misc. Mass. Road Signs Gallery: 

Future Projects

Route                               Where                                                To be Let in (or FY*)        

I-90 shield image from Wikimedia/ I-93 shield image from Wikimedia            Central Artery/Tunnel System          Spring 2027 (Was Spring 2026)

I-291 medium shield from mediawiki                           Springfield to Chicopee                  Summer 2026 (was Spring 2026)    [Advertised for Construction Bids-5/23/26]

I-395 shield image from Wikimedia                           Auburn to Webster                         Spring 2027

MA 2 shield, from wikimedia                             Harvard to Concord                        Fall 2026 (Was Spring 2026) [Advertised for Construction Bids 6/13/26] 

MA 2 shield, from wikimedia                             Lincoln to Arlington                         Spring 2027   [75% Package Received 5/18/26]

MA 2 shield, from wikimedia                             Fitchburg to Lancaster                     Spring 2028  

MA 57 shield image from Wikimedia                            West Springfield to Agawam           Summer 2027 (Was Spring 2027)

*For those having no official date for start of construction.

**Unofficially, to be confirmed by road trip at later date.

Notes: Information current as of June 12, 2026 obtained from MassDOT Project Listings (ProjectInfo) for Structural Signing contracts under construction or design, downloaded from: https://www.mass.gov/service-details/massdot-project-info

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