Difference between revisions of "MassDOT"

Revision as of 20:02, 24 November 2011

MassDOT

Massachusetts Department of Transportation
MassHighway and the Turnpike Authority are now MassDOT
MassDOT Official Website
MassDOT Districts
The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority no longer exists and has been merged into Mass DOT. The VHF Turnpike maintenance Repeaters are still in use by "Mass Pike" maintenance workers. In short mostly only administrative changes. Begining with the Winter 2010-2011 is when there was a more visible changes with the "Mass Pike" maintenance/plowing operations.

District	Frequency	Tone	Counties Covered
1	47.2600	141.3	Berkshire
2	47.2600	141.3	Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden
3	47.3600	141.3	Middlesex, Worcester
4	47.1400	141.3	Essex, Boston, Suffolk, Middlesex
5	47.2800	141.3	Norfolk, Bristol, Plymouth

Transmit Sites are confusing. Some are back-up sites. Most are educated guesses.
Most of these repeaters are linked, statewide.
Repeaters can be operated Locally [Different CTCSS] vs Linked
MSP Troop E uses the MSP 800 MHz Trunk for most operations
Emergency Service Vehicles (Truck 500, 600, 700) and Turnpike Maintenance use VHF for a tie to the MSP
MSP Troop E Cruisers use the VHF Repeaters as a secondary to the MSP TRS
E-3 Westfield use the VHF Repeaters as a Primary

Mile Marker	Frequency	Tone	Turnpike Region	Repeater Site	Call Sign
Turnpike wide	TG 33456 "E PATROL 1"		E-1 Weston E-2 Charlton E-3 Westfield		MSP TRS
Extension/Tunnels	TG 35824 "E PATROL 4"		E-4 Tunnels		MSP TRS
0-25 (NY State Border to Ludlow Line)	159.0300 R	131.8	E-3 Westfield	Becket	KCE951
0-25 (NY State Border to Ludlow Line)	159.0300 R	?	E-3 Westfield	Brimfield	KCE951
0-25 (NY State Border to Ludlow Line)	159.0300 R	131.8	E-3 Westfield	Montgomery	KCE951
25-85 (Ludlow Line to IC 11 Grafton)	159.2250 R	88.5	E-2 Charlton	Brimfield	WPGK883
85-130 (IC 11 Grafton to IC 19 Allston/Brighton)	159.0300 R	162.2	E-1 Weston	Westboro	KCE951
85-130 (IC 11 Grafton to IC 19 Allston/Brighton)	159.0300 R	162.2	E-1 Weston	Boston	KFD586
Extension	159.0300 R	110.9	*E-4 Tunnels	Brighton?	?
Extension	159.3150 R	?	E-4 Tunnels	Brighton	WPDH952
Prudential Tunnel	159.0300 R	?	E-4 Tunnels	Boston	KNFZ705
Prudential Tunnel	159.3150 R	?	E-4 Tunnels	Boston	WPDH952
Sumner/Callahan Tunnel	159.0300 R	141.3?	E-4 Tunnels	Boston	WPDH952
Sumner/Callahan Tunnel	159.3150 R	?	E-4 Tunnels	Boston	WPDH952
Ted Williams Tunnel	159.0300 R	82.5?	E-4 Tunnels	East Boston	WPHN861

"*" E-4 Tunnels Also Patrols: I-90 at Logan Airport; I-90 at I-93; I-90 at Allston/Brighton, I-93 at the Mass. Ave. Connector; I-93 at Leverett Circle/Storrow Drive; I-93 at Route 1 and the Bunker Hill Bridge

Service Centers are referred to by "Number and side of turnpike". So on the radio you will hear "1E" which means Lee Service Center East Bound

Lee (Eastbound) - 1E

Lee (Westbound) - 1W

Blandford (Eastbound) - 2E

Blandford (Westbound) - 2W

Ludlow (Eastbound) - 3E

Ludlow (Westbound) - 4W

Charlton (Eastbound) - 5E

Charlton (Westbound) - 6W

Westborough (Westbound) - 6AW

Framingham (Westbound) - 7W

Natick (Eastbound) - 8E

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 *[http://www.massdot.state.ma.us/Highway/ MassDOT Official Website]
 *[http://www.mhd.state.ma.us/default.asp?pgid=dist/distRoot&sid=wrapper&iid=dist/dist.asp MassDOT Districts]
-*The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority no longer exists and has been merged into Mass DOT. The VHF Turnpike maintenance Repeaters are still in use by "Mass Pike" maintenance workers. In short mostly only administrative changes. Winter 2010-2011 is when there might be more visible changes with the "Mass Pike" maintenance/plowing operations.
+*The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority no longer exists and has been merged into Mass DOT. The VHF Turnpike maintenance Repeaters are still in use by "Mass Pike" maintenance workers. In short mostly only administrative changes. Begining with the Winter 2010-2011 is when there was a more visible changes with the "Mass Pike" maintenance/plowing operations.
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