Press Release  MassDOT Launches Comment Period for FY27-FY31 Capital Investment Plan 

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing the public comment period for its proposed Fiscal Year 2027 through Fiscal Year 2031 Capital Investment Plan (CIP), a five-year transportation investment strategy that will guide billions of dollars in infrastructure improvements across Massachusetts.  

The public comment period is running from Thursday, May 21, through Wednesday, June 10. The draft plan includes approximately $20.5 billion in planned transportation investments statewide. This includes $4.3 billion in capital investments backed by Fair Share revenues, allowing MassDOT to improve roads, bridges, culverts, to address safety and congestion hotspots, and to modernize bus, subway and commuter rail vehicles and infrastructure at the MBTA. 

The proposed CIP outlines how the Healey-Driscoll Administration plans to invest in transportation infrastructure across Massachusetts, including roadway and bridge improvements, MBTA commuter rail upgrades, accessibility projects, municipal transportation grants, Regional Transit Authority investments, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and major rail initiatives including West-East Rail. The plan is designed to improve safety, reliability, connectivity and long-term economic competitiveness across every region of the state.   

 “The proposed Capital Investment Plan represents a critical step forward in delivering the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s transportation agenda,  which is grounded in safety, reliability, affordability and economic opportunity for residents across the state,” said Interim Secretary of Transportation and MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng.  “The plan is a roadmap for how we strengthen our multimodal transportation network to better serve the people who rely on it every day. We recognize that residents, municipalities, advocates, and business leaders are invaluable to the process and those voices help to shape how we prioritize the state of good repair and where we invest and expand our resources. Under this Administration, we are aligning our capital strategy with a broader vision: delivering infrastructure and transportation that works for everyone.” 

The proposed CIP also includes more than $1.2 billion in state-funded investments for the MBTA over five years, supporting projects such as new Red and Orange Line vehicles, a new Arborway bus maintenance facility in Boston, new bi-level commuter rail coaches, power system upgrades, station accessibility improvements and other modernization efforts designed to improve reliability and service for riders statewide.  

“Across more than 50 programs and 1,500 individual projects, MassDOT’s Capital Investment Plan is about building a transportation network that reflects the needs and expectations of the communities we serve,” said Undersecretary of Transportation Policy Samantha Silverberg. “These capital investments provide the foundation for creating a safer, more reliable and more connected system for residents and visitors, whether they walk, bike, roll, drive, or take transit. The work reflects the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s commitment to delivering the safe, reliable and accessible transportation network that people deserve today and for the future.” 

Program highlights of the proposed FY 2027 – FY 2031 MassDOT CIP include: 

• $7.0 billion for the Bridge Program across more than 300 projects to replace, repair, and preserve both large and small bridges. 
• $2.1 billion for the Roadway Reconstruction Program to modernize roadways and improve safety, mobility, and resiliency. 
• $2.0 billion for Chapter 90 and other municipal grant programs, including the popular complete Streets, Shared Streets and Spaces, and Local Bottleneck Reduction grant programs, along with the new Community Culverts grant program and the Funding for Infrastructure Repair. 
• $1.3 billion for the Interstate, Non-Interstate, and Municipal Pavement Programs for smoother, safer highways and roads. 
• More than $700 million for Intersection Improvements and Systemic Safety Improvements to address top crash locations and protect vulnerable road users like pedestrians and cyclists.  
• $675 million for investments in bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, including expanding the network of shared use paths, improving sidewalk conditions, and adding bicycle lanes. 
• More than $500 million to maintain, modernize, and expand rail infrastructure, beyond investments in the MBTA, including more than $200 million for West-East Rail. 
• More than $340 million for investments in the state’s public use airports and the Registry of Motor Vehicles.More than $200 million to support the capital needs of the Commonwealth’s 15 Regional Transit Authorities and an additional $124 million to provide grants to non-profits, councils on aging, and RTAs to purchase vans to provide transportation for older adults and persons with disabilities. 
• Significant funding for rural and small communities, including technical assistance resources and funding for unpaved roads, to support the unique transportation challenges of rural and small towns throughout the state. 

MassDOT’s CIP includes spending for major multi-year investments across the Commonwealth, such as the Cape Cod Bridges’ replacement, the Allston Multimodal Transportation Project, and Compass Rail, which includes West-East Rail.  This CIP draft also includes funding to advance design for improvements at two major safety and congestion hotspots:  the Storrow Drive Tunnel in Boston and the I-93/I-95/Route 128 interchange in Woburn and Reading. 

Additional significant highway projects funded by the draft CIP include:  

• Bridge replacements on I-495 and Industrial Avenue in Haverhill and Methuen 
• Rourke Bridge replacement in Lowell 
• The I-195 to Route 18 interchange rehabilitation Project in New Bedford  
• Replacement of the North End Bridge in Springfield and West Springfield  
• Bridge replacement on I-391 over Chicopee Street (Route 116) in Chicopee 
• Ongoing I-90/I-495 interchange improvement project in Hopkinton and Westborough 
• Hall-Whitaker Drawbridge and Kernwood Avenue Bridge replacements in Beverly and Salem  

Public feedback on the draft CIP will help inform statewide transportation investment decisions and future project planning. Residents, business owners, municipal officials, and stakeholders are encouraged to review the draft plan and submit comments through one of the following methods:   

• Send comments by email to: MASSCIP@state.ma.us.   
• Mail comments in writing: Manager of Capital Planning, MassDOT Office of Transportation, 10 Park Plaza, Suite 4150, Boston, MA 02116.   
• Participate in one or more of the six regional CIP informational public meetings listed below. Register in advance of the meeting at www.mass.gov/CIP.  While each meeting presentation will primarily highlight investments in a specific region, the public is welcome to comment on any aspect of the CIP.  
• Northern Middlesex and Merrimack Valley Region: Thursday, May 28, 4:00 PM, virtual.  
• Central Massachusetts Region: Monday, June 1, 6:00 PM, virtual. 
• Western Massachusetts Region: Tuesday, June 2, 4:00 PM, virtual.  
• Boston Region: Tuesday, June 2, 6:00 PM, virtual. 
• Cape Cod and Islands Region: Wednesday, June 3, 4:00 PM, virtual. 
• Old Colony and Southeastern Massachusetts: Monday, June 8, 4:00 PM, virtual.  

Each year, as MassDOT updates its CIP regarding planned capital spending for Massachusetts’ transportation system over the next five years, public comment is valuable as the plan is finalized.   

While the CIP includes investments advanced by MassDOT’s divisions and includes Commonwealth-funded investments for the MBTA, the Plan also reflects MassDOT’s coordination with the federal government, the state legislature, municipalities, regional planning agencies (RPA), the MBTA, Regional transit authorities (RTAs) and other state agencies and the public. 

For more on MassDOT's proposed CIP, please visit:  www.mass.gov/CIP.  

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