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now at 5:30, big problems for the big dig. the nuts that hold up the tunnel lights are cracking, and now workers are trying to figure out how many are actually broken. what they do know is that there are nearly a thousand of the nuts in the tunnels that have to be swapped out. the tunnels are safe. the lighting structures are safe. to be perfectly honest with you, if we felt for a second that anything would become dislodged and fall to the roadway, we would have closed the tunnel. reporter: state highway chief insists these lights would not fall despite the fact that 900 of the nuts holding them up are cracked or compromisedp. at no time was anything in jeopardy of falling. there is a redundant system for the lights. reporter: about a month ago during a routine inspection, workers found one of the nuts was cracked so the d.o.t. ordered more inspections with a focus on these. small piece. the design worked. reporter: a few years lack, lights came crashing dow ....
The Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt) celebrated its inaugural Common Good Awards ceremony Dec. 16 and Lowell’s Western Avenue Studios was among the first class of winners. ....
While many trees around the region have already shed their leaves, some, like these maples by Lowell's Swamp Locks Pedestrian Bridge over the Lower Pawtucket Canal, are still displaying dazzling fall colors well into November. ....
LOWELL The issue of homelessness in the city of Lowell roared back to the forefront of the City Council’s Tuesday night agenda with two motions regarding camping by unhoused individuals on public property. ....
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