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Revere public art installations await MassDOT permits after years of delay, officials say

2172685 · January 22, 2025
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City and commission members say underpass and other exterior art work is finished or ready, but MassDOT permitting and property ownership issues have delayed installations for years.

Members of the Revere Public Arts Commission and city staff told the commission on a weekly meeting night that several public-art projects are complete or ready for installation but cannot be placed while MassDOT and other agency permits remain outstanding.

The commission’s community development staff member said the work for several locations has been produced and is waiting only for state permitting and DPW engineering sign-off. “We are waiting for the MassDOT permit, which has taken years,” the staff member said. “We have the work to hang. It’s been…

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