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David Nicolosi, a commercial fisherman born and raisedin Mattapoisset, a lovely, quaint village on the outer edge ofCape Cod, faced the decision of a lifetime in 2000. Ever-tighter government regulations and restrictions on theamount of fish he could land were costing him his living.

Fin Fish No MoreFrom about 1984 through 2000, Nicolosi fished in

famed Buzzards Bay and the Elizabeth Islands, laying trapsprimarily for lobster and hauling seasonal fin fish — mostlyblack sea bass on his boat called the Jessy Lyn (after hiswife).On board was Nicolosi, a year-round crewman and up to

Nicolosi Finds Himself a Fish Out ofWater After Government Cutbacks

By Jay Adams CEG CORRESPONDENT

North on Route 95, just west of Boston, near Exit 17B, thelanes narrow and merge with a fleet of heavy iron earth-movers at the ready.The final bridge reconstruction and roadway widening

project for the Interstate 95/93 transportation improvementproject, also known as the “Add-a-Lane” project will begin

later this year. It was advertised in Sept. 2013 and, at its con-clusion, will mark the end of years of work along the I-95(Rte. 128) corridor, improving miles of highway in and outof Boston.“McCourt Construction is currently working on the four-

mile stretch from Dedham to Needham along the Interstate95 corridor,” said Michael Verseckes of MassDOT. “Thiswork has been ongoing through winter. The remainder of the

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work is set to begin later, likely in fall. We will have a con-tractor by late-June for the final segment.”According to Verseckes, the final job to widen this much-

traveled Interstate system at the exit that goes into Needhamfrom the highway will cost an estimated $165 million.

According to MassDOT, the contract calls for the widen-ing of the Interstate (which is Route 128) with a new 12-ft.(3.6 m) lane of traffic and a 10-ft. (3 m) shoulder in bothdirections, the building of new interchange ramps and a “sig-nalized” intersection at Kendrick Street, along with thebuilding of two new collector-distributor roads betweenKendrick and Highland Avenue.

In addition, Highland Avenue and its existing interchangeramps will be modified, along with modifying the existingRoute 9 interchange. This second highway — also extreme-ly busy with commuter traffic from the suburbs outside ofBoston into the heart of the city — will benefit from twoadditional “signalized” intersections along Route 9, the con-struction of four permanent bridges and, most importantly,the widening of the Interstate 95 bridge over Central Avenue.Work will be completed with the demolition of an unused

MBTA railroad bridge over the existing Interstate.According to Verseckes and the DOT, this massive projectincludes the demo of existing bridges and superstructures,construction of new piers, abutments and associatedapproach slab and roadway work. The bridge carryingHighland Avenue over Interstate 95; Kendrick Street overInterstate 95 (which also is Rte. 128); and Interstate 95 overRoute 9 in the towns of Needham and Wellesley will all bepart of the project.MassDOT said the work includes construction of a new

Bridge No.N-04-037, which carries Ramp K-1 over RampK-2 at the new Kendrick Street interchange.“The proposed Highland Avenue Bridge over I-95 is a

three-span structure consisting of a reinforced concrete deckslab supported by continuous steel plate girders with con-crete cantilever abutments and concrete column bent piers onspread footings,” said Verseckes. “The proposed KendrickStreet Bridge over I-95 is a two-span structure consisting ofa reinforced concrete deck slab supported by continuoussteel plate girders with concrete cantilever abutments and aconcrete column bent pier on spread footings.”According to DOT, the work also consists of full depth

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four other crew members with himover the best part of the fishing sea-son.

“Government cutbacks had noregard for an individual’s ability toearn a living or support their fami-ly,” said Nicolosi. “The govern-ment regulations cut my earningcapabilities by at least 75 percent.Restrictions were varied such asfishing days, catch limits and gearreduction.”

For example, the black sea bassfishery went from no restrictionson landings or fishing days to fiveallotted days at sea with a 500-lb.landing limit.

“Over the course of approxi-mately five years this one restric-tion represented a loss of revenueof approximately $75,000 peryear,” said Nicolosi. “My landingswent from approximately 35,000pounds per year to 2,500.”

In 2000, some 15 years ago,Nicolosi made a challenging, scaryand completely necessary seachange — from liquid to solid,selling his ocean gear and buyinggear to move the earth.

Working Without a NetThe first challenge came in the

classroom.“I went to a local Fisherman’s

Transition center, where we wereinstructed in various skills such asresume writing, etc. If you made itthrough the class you then couldqualify for retraining funding. Theschooling funding was limited toless than one year. My C.D.L.training lasted about 12 weeks,”said Nicolosi. “As I was transition-ing out of fishing I began to exper-iment with small excavation jobssuch as demolition of an old barn,grubbing out back yards, etc.

“We experimented with excava-tion through work on the farm, dig-ging ponds, windrowing stumps,clearing pastures, etc. The govern-ment offered limited buy-back pro-grams designed to remove effortfrom certain fisheries,” Nicolosisaid. “Either sell your license, ifyou could, or be forced out bybankruptcy. The end result is thesame. They did offer some retrain-ing opportunities for displacedfishermen; I chose to get my C.D.Llicense, knowing it would be nec-essary if I wanted to pursue a

career in excavation.”Nicolosi started with a single

borrowed backhoe. He then pur-chased a used excavator, initiallyused on his farm for limited agri-cultural projects.

“It was a part-commercial, part-hobby farm,” Nicolosi said.

The rough individualism of

commercial fishing, the split-sec-ond timing and thinking such rig-ors required sharpened his skillsquickly. Coupled with extrememotivation to achieve and providefor his family, Nicolosi’s modestoperation took root.

“Having been a commercialfisherman required me to be able to

think on my feet. There is no one tocall if things go bad when you’reon a boat. Most fishermen becomevery resourceful and creative whenfaced with adversity,” Nicolosisaid. “Also, there is no 9 to 5 on afishing boat, no holidays or week-ends. That type of work experienceproved very helpful with my careeron land.

“To date, I pride myself onnever having missed a constructiondeadline,” said Nicolosi. “I don’tcare if we work seven days a weekor until midnight we have neverfailed to get the job done when itwas supposed to be done.”�

Full Services Now 15 years into his second

major career, Nicolosi Excavationoffers full excavation servicesgeared towards residential work,

especially on waterfront homes.Examples are demolition, founda-tions, septic systems, water andsewer tie-ins, retaining walls, largescale earth moving, pre-landscapeand more.

“I am a licensed drain layer andseptic installer in more than sevenlocal towns. Each town has its ownlicensing and permitting require-ments,” Nicolosi said. “We also doexcavation for elevated pier foun-dations. We specialize in hard-to-do waterfront projects that takeconsiderable amount of effortbecause of site and environmentalconditions.

“We also do small scale envi-ronmental remediation, duneplantings etc. as a function ofworking on homes that are in closeproximity to resource areas. We

Nicolosi Gears Services Toward Residential Work

From about 1984 through 2000, Nicolosi fished in famed Buzzards Bay and the Elizabeth Islands.

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actually increase traffic in their neighborhoods, by filteringcars via restricted lane detours and other issues.MassDOT assured residents that while traffic must be

diverted and rerouted while the work goes on, the projectwill actually widen both sides of the Interstate while restor-ing the breakdown traffic lane to its original uses.A total of five bridges in the Needham region will be

improved and the new interchange along Kendrick Streetwill improve signal traffic.MassDOT has provided insight into the project for con-

cerned residents who were able to hear from featured expertssuch as design project manager Larry Cash, along withDarren Conboy, a design consultant with Jacobs Engineeringwho is overseeing the design phase of the $165 millionwork.According to Cash, approximately a staggering 175,000

vehicles per day travel the highway in this region up anddown Interstate 95 near Exits 17, 18 and 19 which giveaccess to Needham and Wellesley. The scope of the project,Cash said, expands from the Route 9 interchange inWellesley south, including Highland Avenue (off Exit 19)and the Kendrick Street bridges in Needham.The work extends to the railroad bridge set for demolition,

which is just north of the Great Plain Avenue, or Exit 18.According to Cash and MassDOT, once contractors have

bid and construction has begun, the workmay take up to five years to complete.Principal in the concerns of Needham res-

idents is the work that may be done off theInterstate at the new Kendrick Street inter-change.According to Verseckes, new ramps at the

Kendrick Street bridge will let northboundtraffic on Route 128 exit onto KendrickStreet in a much better pattern, preventingleft turns off the ramp into the residentialareas and shortening access on and off theInterstate.Those new collector/distributor roads will

be built to let cars enter and exit the highwaybetween Highland Avenue and KendrickStreet on a side roadway without impactingthrough traffic.Several additional ramps, like the one

heading east on Kendrick Street (from theresidential area) will make entering south-bound Interstate 95 much smoother. Noisebarriers along the highway on both avenueswill alleviate construction sounds of theheavy iron throughout the process.“With the new access point at Kendrick

Street, a lot of that traffic will be reduced sig-nificantly,” said Cash.At the same meeting, Conboy added that

traffic along Highland Avenue would not betied up as it is at present. He added that thenew Kendrick Street interchange would helpmitigate the growth in the nearby NewEngland Business Center.“Part of the reason for this was so that

there is accommodation for 2.5 million feetof additional development in those officepark areas, and the need to improve accesswas part of the original commitment in theenvironmental impact report and study thatwas done in the 1990s,” said Conboy,according to Needham Patch reports.Besides the major highway and side street

work to help vehicle traffic with the five newramps, there will be new sidewalks and newtravel lanes for bicycle traffic and pedestri-ans.The widening of the Highland Avenue

bridge — with three 11-ft. (3.3 m) travellanes, in addition to a 5-ft. (1.5 m) bike laneand sidewalk in each direction — will alsosee a 2-ft. (.6 m) buffer built between car andbike lanes.The removal of the shutdown railroad

bridge between Kendrick and Great PlainAvenue in Needham, no longer used by theMBTA, will only happen, Conboy said, ifthe MBTA decides not to extend the MBTA’sGreen Line train system between Needhamand Newton.Because the MBTA has not ruled on

future bridge use at this time, restoring thebridge is not part of the Add-a-Lane Project.But MassDOT would be responsible forbridge restoration once any future use isdecided.

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Residents Express Concerns About Influx of Traffic

Interstate 95/93 transportationimprovement project includes the

following improvements:• Full depth box widening at the outside edges of the existing roadway• Retaining wall construction• Timing adjustments and new interconnections with three existing sig-

nalized intersections • Water main relocation• Gas main• Electric• Communications and telephone relocations• Utility pole relocations• Installing overhead sign supports and highway guide signs• Relocating existing and installing new ITS equipment• Pavement milling• Hot mix asphalt overlay• Storm water detention basins• Water quality swales• Drainage modifications • Wetlands mitigation • Removing and resetting granite edging• Replacing highway guardrail• Landscaping• Pavement markings • Installation of new median barrier• Sound walls

The final bridge reconstruction and roadway widening project for the Interstate 95/93 TransportationImprovement Project, also known as the “add-a-lane” project will begin later this year.

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Scheduled Completion Date:Oct. 3, 2014

Counties: Coos and GraftonProject:District 1 Resurfacing NONE16161C.Scope of Work: Roadway resurfacing.Location:District 1.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Continental Paving Inc. — $2,411,665• Pike Industries Inc. — $2,637,885• Frank W. Whitcomb Construction Corporation —

$2,669,182Scheduled Completion Date: Oct. 3, 2014

Counties: Hillsborough, Merrimack and RockinghamProject:District 5 Resurfacing NONE 16165C andPelham NONE 28814.Scope of Work: Roadway resurfacing.Location:District 5.Contractors and Bid Amounts:


Scheduled Completion Date: Sept. 5, 2014

Counties: Rockingham and StraffordProject:Dover-Rochester-Portsmouth-Hampton NONE-FEDERAL 23784.Scope of Work: Roadway resurfacing.Location: Spaulding Turnpike.Contractors and Bid Amounts:



Counties: Belknap, Grafton, Merrimack and SullivanProject:District 2 Resurfacing NONE 16162C.Scope of Work: Roadway resurfacing.Location:District 2.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Continental Paving Inc. — $2,101,225• Pike Industries Inc. — $2,486,25

• Frank W. Whitcomb Construction Corporation —$2,641,600Scheduled Completion Date: Sept. 19, 2014

County: CoosProject: CARROLL - JEFFERSON X-A003(023) 25066.Scope of Work: Roadway improvements.Location:N.H. Route 115 in Carroll and Jefferson.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Continental Paving Inc. — $3,515,960• Pike Industries Inc. — $3,719,225


County: RockinghamProject:DERRY X-A000(897) 15690.Scope of Work: Roadway improvements.Location:N.H. 28 in Derry.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• American Excavating Corporation — $1,135,314• RM Piper Inc. — $1,385,614

Scheduled Completion Date: Aug. 28, 2015

County: StraffordProject: LEE X-A000(885) 15692.Scope of Work: Roadway improvements.Location:U.S. 4 and N.H. 125.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• S U R Construction Inc. — $2,794,544• F L Merrill Construction Inc. — $2,942,815• American Excavating Corporation — $3,204,270• Severino Trucking Company Inc. — $3,235,504• R. S. Audley Inc. — $3,364,006


County: RockinghamProject: Epping-Brentwood X-A003(377) 26605.Scope of Work:Median protection.Location:N.H. 101 beginning in Epping west of Exit 6and proceeding east to the Little River Bridge inBrentwood.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• S U R Construction Inc. — $2,241,345• Northeast Earth Mechanics Inc. — $2,243,685• F L Merrill Construction Inc. — $2,344,607• Severino Trucking Company Inc. — $2,639,939• George R. Cairns and Sons Inc. — $2,832,016

Scheduled Completion Date: Oct. 3, 2014

County: HillsboroughProject:NASHUA - MERRIMACK X-A003(062) 25199.Scope of Work: Roadway resurfacing.Location:U.S. 3 in Nashua and MerrimackContractors and Bid Amounts:

• All States Asphalt Inc. — $1,075,712• Brox Industries Inc. — $1,154,480• The Gorman Group LLC — $1,294,436

Scheduled Completion Date: Aug. 1, 2014

County: HillsboroughProject: Bedford-Manchester-Merrimack NON-FEDER-AL 23783.Scope of Work: Roadway resurfacing.Location: Central Turnpike.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Continental Paving Inc. — $3,121,086• Brox Industries Inc. — $3,170,622• Pike Industries Inc. — $3,495,744


Hillsborough • Rockingham • Cheshire • Merrimack • Coos • Grafton • Sullivan • Carroll • Belknap •Strafford • Hillsborough • Rockingham• Cheshire • Merrimack • Coos • Grafton • Sullivan • Carroll • Belknap •Strafford • Hillsborough • Rockingham • Cheshire • Merrimack •Coos • Grafton • Sullivan • Carroll • Belknap •Strafford • Hillsborough • Rockingham • Cheshire • Merrimack • Coos • Grafton • Sullivan •Carroll • Belknap •Strafford • Hillsborough • Rockingham • Cheshire • Merrimack • Coos • Grafton • Sullivan • Carroll • Belknap •Strafford• Hillsborough • Rockingham • Cheshire • Merrimack • Coos • Grafton • Sullivan • Carroll • Belknap •Strafford • Hillsborough • Rockingham

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The Connecticut State Department of Transportationreceived bids for transportation-related improvementprojects.Following is a list of some of the projects let.

County/District: Cornwall

Proposal Number: 0031-0128Project:Replacement of Bridge No. 02301Location:Route 43 over Hollenbeck River.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• NJR Construction LLC — $307,756• New England Infrastructure Inc. — $385,111• D & V Morin Construction Company Inc. —

$405,661• Dayton Construction Company Inc. — $413,921• Nagy Brothers Construction Company Inc. —

$429,087• Hemlock Construction Company Inc. —

$438,053

County/District: District 2

Proposal Number: 0172-0417Project: Substructure concrete repairs.Location: District 2.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Rotha Contracting Company Inc. — $7,876,330• Mohawk Northeast Inc. — $7,989,180

County/District: Middletown

Proposal Number: 0082-0298Project:Replacement of Bridge No. 02190.Location: Route 17 over Long Hill Brook.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• J. Iapaluccio Inc. — $1,652,051• Blakeslee Arpaia Chapman Inc. — $1,817,703• Arborio Corporation — $1,955,706• New England Infrastructure Inc. — $2,553,830

County/District: District 3

Proposal Number: 0173-0430Project: Substructure concrete repairs of bridges.Location: District 3.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Blakeslee Arpaia Chapman, Inc. — $4,067,174• Mohawk Northeast, Inc. — $4,197,429• Rotha Contracting Co., Inc. — $4,223,832• Baier Construction Co., Inc. — $4,458,128• Waters Construction Co., Inc. — $4,881,890• Arborio Corporation — $5,643,646

County/District: Sprague

Proposal Number: 0133-0094Project: Superstructure replacement of Bridge No. 01550.Location: Route 207 over Beaver Brook Sprague, Conn. Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Tully Construction Corporation — $792,917• Mattern Construction Inc. — $869,988• Pondview Construction Inc. — $947,766• Hemlock Construction Co., Inc. — $1,194,851

County/District: StamfordProposal Number: 0301-0157Project:Railroad station improvements.Location: Stamford Railroad Station.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• ECCO III Enterprises Inc. — $8,779,000• Rizzo Corporation — $8,958,000• A.M. Rizzo Electrical Contractors Inc. — $9,126,810• O & G Industries Inc. — $9,648,705• Kiewit Infrastructure Company — $9,804,394• Waters Construction Company Inc. — $10,380,337• Lawrence Brunoli Inc. — $10,456,999• Manafort Brothers Inc. — $10,508,887• McNamee Construction Corporation — $11,406,766

Counties/Districts: Milford and StratfordProposal Number: 0138-0243Project: Pavement preservation.Location: Route 15.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Tilcon Connecticut Inc. — $2,379,882• O & G Industries Inc. — $2,580,170• Waters Construction Company Inc. — $2,592,779• Empire Paving, Inc. — $2,833,106• American Industries Inc. — $3,050,395

County/District: District 4Proposal Number: 0174-0363Project: Beam end and bearing repair.Location:District 4Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Blast All Inc. — $3,161,316• Abhe & Svoboda Inc. — $3,257,418• Olympus Painting Contractors Inc. — $3,833,500• Odyssey Contracting Corporation — $4,382,000• Blakeslee Arpaia Chapman Inc. — $4,997,800

County/District: GrotonProposal Number: 0058-0329Project: Pavement preservation.Location: I-95.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• American Industries Inc. — $8,970,000• Tilcon Connecticut Inc. — $9,198,467• J.H. Lynch & Sons Inc. — $9,987,482• Cardi Corporation — $10,955,694

County/District: MontvilleProposal Number: 0085-0138Project:Replacement of Bridge Nos. 02728 and 02729.Location: Route 163 over Fox Brook Montville, Conn.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Old Colony Construction LLC — $1,489,922• The Brunalli Construction Company — $1,518,754• Rotha Contracting Company Inc. — $1,624,152• Hemlock Construction Company Inc. — $1,873,096

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Restoration of WaterfrontHome Proves Challenginglicense with an eye for keeping busy some-day when I retire. I now fish part time and tokeep my permit active,” Nicolosi said. “Iwould like to be able to go fishing in thefuture, however I don’t see the regulationsever being relaxed enough for it to be a liv-ing, but it is great exercise and fishing isalways in your blood.” On the eve of his 15th year in construc-

tion, Nicolosi operates his machin-ery with two full-time employees.

Unexpected Discoveries One prominent project they

have tackled is the restoration ofan old house on the waterfront. “The size, age and scale of the

project presented many unusualissues. For instance, there was a24-inch municipal main drain linethat ran under the existing garage.There were no records at theHighway Department of its exis-tence. We found it by accident,”said Nicolosi. “Also, there was anold buried tunnel leading from thebasement to the house across thestreet. It is believed to have beenused for the Underground Railroador for rum running. We found thatas well.”Like any good fisherman tough-

ing out a quota, it is the tougherjobs, the ones that make him think,that he prefers.“Anybody can dig a hole, it is the sites that

have very tough terrain or tight working con-ditions that I like the best. We get a lot of jobsthat others don’t want. That’s great,” saidNicolosi. “Working in a sensitive arearequires consideration of erosion control andminimal impact to resource areas. We did alarge [110] stone groin reconstruction. Thesite was completely destroyed by hurricanesin the past 50 years. It required transportingapproximately 700 yards of large bouldersand chink stone across 800-feet of beachfront. We had to work in very restrictivefootprints and around tide cycles. From a lia-bility standpoint, excavating in a public wayaround underground utilities is probably themost dangerous, you really have to payattention every second. There is a greatpotential for things to go wrong. Safety iseverything.”Nicolosi sums up his business advice for

other contractors into six simple words ofconsistency: “Work hard, be honest and avoid debt. I

have lived in Mattapoisett my whole life.

Word of mouth is the most important form ofadvertisement there is,” Nicolosi said.“Simply, do a good job, meet schedulingcommitments, give it 100 percent and therest will fall into place. My business modelis I do it the same way as if I owned the prop-erty. I don’t cut corners and my customersreally appreciate it. I wouldn’t do anythingon someone else’s property that I wouldn¹tdo on my own. Period.”

VolunteerismDavid Nicolosi has volunteered on the

local Conservation Commission for severalyears. He also helps the local Land Trustwith equipment, muscle and materials.He excavates and snow plows at a local

church, even though he is not a parishionerthere. No, he hasn’t yet become a fisher ofmen.“I am not a member. However, I see the

good that they do. I faithfully plow them outbecause I know there are a lot of seniors thatattend. My guys know that the church is pri-ority number 1 and I want the sidewalks bareand dry for every service.”Nicolos’s office is his home and his base

of operations at 1 Industrial Drive,Mattapoisett.� For more information on Nicolosi

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“Anybody can dig ahole, it is the sites thathave very tough terrain ortight working conditionsthat I like the best.”

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