Healey unveils $8 billion, 10-year transportation plan to stabilize MBTA and state system

Governor Maura Healey announced an $8 billion, 10-year transportation investment plan intended to stabilize the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and strengthen roads and bridges across the Commonwealth during an event at the Boston Engine Terminal in Somerville.

The proposal, which Healey said would not require new taxes, is intended to raise capital for MBTA modernization and statewide transportation needs while increasing operating support for transit agencies. "We're not gonna raise any taxes to do it," Healey said, adding the plan uses existing funding and leveraged capital to deliver the program.

The package builds on items in the House 1 budget and on prior investments. Secretary of Transportation Monica Tibbetts-Nutt said House 1 proposes roughly $3.2 billion in transportation funding and that the administration is dedicating specific sums to MBTA priorities and statewide mobility programs. "This budget dedicates $1,400,000,000 towards critical investments," Tibbetts-Nutt said, adding the proposal also includes funds for red- and orange-line car replacements, station accessibility and resilience upgrades, and track and power system improvements.

Details discussed at the event include:

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