Massachusetts Highway Sign Replacement Contract List through 2028

Current Projects as of August 14, 2026

Route                             Where                                    Percent Complete             Completion Date           

I-291 medium shield from mediawiki US 5 shield image from Wikimedia             Springfield to Chicopee                   0%                         Autumn 2028          [Notice to Proceed Given - 8/11/26]

I-95 shield image from wikimedia MA 128 shield image from wikimedia             Burlington to Reading                    1%                         Autumn 2027                   [Work Started 7/1/26]

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                     80%**                   Summer 2026         [Overhead Sign Installation Work Continuing-8/5/26]

MA 3 shield, from wikimedia                           Braintree to Plymouth                     45%                       Summer 2026          [Overhead Sign Installation Suspended, to Resume at Date TBD-7/29/26]

MA 128 shield image from wikimedia                        Peabody to Gloucester                    89%                         Spring 2026*                 [Overhead sign work continues- 6/15/26]

MA 140 shield image from Wikimedia                        Freetown to Taunton                       15%                          Autumn 2026               [More Concrete Foundations being Installed-8/7/26]

MA 146 shield image from wikimedia                        Uxbridge to Worcester                     33%                           2027                                [Work Continues-8/1/26]

MA 213 shield from Wikimedia                          Methuen                                            7%                           2027                          [Construction Continues-8/1/26]

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

**MassDOT listed project as complete between April and June 2026.

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-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  

US 5 shield image from Wikimedia 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.

***As of July 17 project does not appear on ProjectInfo website either under Design or Under Construction categories.

Notes: Information current as of August 14, 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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