BOSTON, MA — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Board of Directors voted to approve the Fiscal Year 2026-2030 five-year Capital Investment Plan (CIP), which includes approximately $18.5 billion in planned transportation investments.
The vote follows a 21-day public comment period for the draft CIP. The CIP guides how the Healey-Driscoll administration prioritizes and funds local and statewide transportation projects and determines funding for infrastructure, including railroad and transit projects, accessibility upgrades, roadway and bridge improvements, municipal projects, and investments for Regional Transit Authorities. The plan describes both projects and programs for improving transportation throughout Massachusetts, including local aid grant programs that support municipal transportation infrastructure needs.
Included in the CIP is more than $1 billion for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) over five years, including funding for Red Line and Orange Line vehicles, bi-level commuter rail coaches, power system upgrades, and other investments.
“Every transportation investment is an investment in people — connecting them to jobs, schools, health care, and each other,” Transportation Secretary and CEO Monica Tibbits-Nutt said. “Thanks to the leadership of the Healey-Driscoll administration, we now have a strong five-year Capital Investment Plan that reflects our shared priorities and gives us the tools to keep building a more connected, equitable Massachusetts.”
In addition to support for the MBTA, the CIP includes:
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- $1.09 billion for the Cape Cod Bridges Program
- $1 billion for the Chapter 90 Program
- $424 million for the I-90 Allston Multimodal project
- $276 million for the I-195 to Route 18 interchange rehabilitation in New Bedford
- $210 million for the ongoing I-90/I-495 interchange improvements in Hopkinton and Westborough
- $241 million to replace the Kernwood Avenue Bridge over the Danvers River and the Hall-Whitaker Drawbridge over the Bass River in Beverly and Salem
- $269 million to support the Rourke Bridge replacement in Lowell
- $176 million to replace the Arthur J. McKenna Bridge in Springfield and West Springfield
- $149 million to advance projects that support West-East Rail
- Funding for bicycle and pedestrian investments throughout Massachusetts, such as $40 million for Lawrence-Manchester rail trail construction in Lawrence
- Funding for local roadways and bridges, such as $14 million for the reconstruction of North Road and Damon Pond Road in Chesterfield
- Investments in Massachusetts’ public use airports, such as $14 million for runway reconstruction for the Beverly Regional Airport
