WBUR Newsroom Election 2008 CommonHealth Blog Boston Weather BBC World News NPR Top Stories NPR's Morning Edition NPR Topics: Books NPR Topics: Movies Fresh Air All Things Considered Marketplace Submit a Story Idea RSS Feeds Podcasts Special Series: Bridges & Roads Part II By Meghna Chakrabarti Listen to story (Real Audio) Boston, MA - May 22, 2007 - Experts agree that the state's transportation system is broken and that Massachusetts doesn't have the money to repair roads. A recent report from the Transportation Finance Commission put the funding gap at a billion dollars a year. In the second of a special two-part series, WBUR's Meghna Chakrabarti traveled some rough roads in Western Massachusetts, searching for solutions. For a multi-media tour of the state's troubled transportation infrastructure, and to add your own images of broken roads near you, go to our website wbur.org. Our series was produced by Claudine Ebeid. RELATED LINKS Transportation Finance Commission Report (Pdf) American Society of Civil Engineers - MA Report Card The Engineering Center: MA Roads Report Text of Story: Part I Text of Story: Part II Crumbling Commonwealth Photographs, map and other resources.    From The WBUR Newsroom Kennedy Will Not Return for Fall Session HYANNIS PORT, Mass. (September 07, 2008) Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) will stay at home as Congress reconvenes for the fall this week. Kennedy's doctors have avised him to work from home. Hanna Heads for New England BOSTON (September 05, 2008) State officials are keeping a close eye on Tropical Storm Hanna as it inches up the Atlantic coast. Preview: Pats' Season Opener BOSTON, Mass. (September 05, 2008) We preview the Patriots' first regular season game this Sunday. New England hosts the Kansas City Chiefs at Foxborough. aka, "The Man Mall" FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (September 05, 2008) When the New England Patriots open their regular season at home on Sunday, fans are going to see something brand new: a huge shopping mall right next to Gillette Stadium.