Category: Project

Stage 1 progress by the SPS-Walsh Joint Venture team continues with Mainline bridge pier construction, abutment foundation pile driving, drilled micropile installation and MSE wall construction all in preparation for upcoming structural steel erection. The project’s second access trestle is beginning to be built across the Charles River. Work at the MBTA bridge has been ongoing to extend the bridge piers for upcoming superstructure replacement. Ramp A/B Bridge raised median demolition has commenced for upcoming traffic phase flip.

 

 

From DW White

We are thrilled to share that DWW SPS-JV, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MADOT), has officially opened the much-anticipated bridge!

This milestone marks the successful completion of a project that began on July 12, 2023, and wrapped up ahead of schedule on November 15, 2024, after 16 months of dedicated effort.

Our team worked tirelessly to ensure the bridge was constructed to the highest standards of safety, sustainability, and engineering excellence. The project not only enhances connectivity in the region but also reflects our commitment to delivering infrastructure that serves the community and supports local growth.

We extend our gratitude to MADOT, our partners, and the local community for their support throughout the project. Here’s to many years of safe travels over this incredible structure!

From New Hampshire Good Roads | Winter 2025 Issue

This project will replace the State Red List bridge (Neil R. Underwood Bridge) that carries NH 1A over the Hampton River at the inlet to Hampton Harbor.

The existing bascule bridge, constructed in 1949, replaced a wooden bridge originally constructed for trollies and cars. The bridge has been rehabilitated multiple times, most recently in 2010 and again in 2018 for emergency repairs to the bascule span mechanical system.

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From UCANE’s Construction Outlook Magazine | April 2025 Issue

“UCANE Contractor SPS New England floats 350 feet of 20-inch ductile iron pipe across tidal river before sinking it into a trench below river bottom.”

The SPS Story
Based in Salisbury, MA, SPS New England, Inc. recently celebrated their 40th Anniversary in 2024. From a small family business, the company has steadily grown into one of the most successful and dependable public works contractors in the Northeast when it comes to highway, transit, marine, and bridge work.

The Capolupo family – siblings Wayne, Phil, and Karen started SPS with a simple philosophy…offer the customer quality workmanship at competitive prices while completing projects both on-time and safely. Company integrity was also very important from the beginning, and SPS was a sought-after employer where construction professionals and craftsmen alike knew their work would be respected and recognized by the company ownership.

In the early years SPS bid mostly on small municipal road jobs running with about 20 employees. According to company CEO Wayne Capolupo, “Much of our early work was done as subcontract work, but it wasn’t long before our expertise in building formwork and pouring concrete walls and structures was making us stand out, and we wanted to perform as a GC.”

The company’s first prequalification from MassDOT was received in 1988, which allowed them to bid up to $1.0M on road and bridge work. Throughout the 1990s the company grew at a manageable pace and could be seen doing roadwork and bridge deck rehab work throughout Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. By 2000 SPS had grown to 50 employees and was doing a volume of about $20M per year.

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