Press Release  MassDOT Board Approves $18.5 Billion Five-Year Capital Investment Plan

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Board of Directors today 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, which was open from May 23 through June 12. 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 (RTAs). The plan describes both projects and programs for improving transportation throughout Massachusetts, including local aid grant programs which support municipal transportation infrastructure needs.  

Included in the CIP is more than $1 billion for the 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, healthcare, and each other,” said Transportation Secretary and CEO Monica Tibbits-Nutt. “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.” 

Tibbits-Nutt added, “We’re grateful to everyone who participated in the public comment process. Your voices shape our work, and we look forward to continuing the conversation as we bring these projects to life in communities across the Commonwealth.”

In addition to support for the MBTA, the CIP includes:

• $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.

For more on MassDOT's CIP, please visit: www.mass.gov/CIP. The final FY26-30 CIP will be published on the website over the next few days.

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