Massachusetts' Department of Transportation will rebid the service plaza contract that led to a messy public fight between the original contract winner Applegreen and the local company Global Partners, Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver said Wednesday.

Gulliver told the MassDOT Board that his Highway Division will also take over day-to-day management of the service plazas in question "for enforcement of contract key performance indicators."

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MassDOT will begin extension talks with current service plaza operators immediately to minimize disruptions from the delay caused by the contract rebid, he said.

"After careful evaluation of all risks and options, MassDOT has determined that reprocuring the service plaza c

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