Gov. Maura Healey proposes $8 billion, 10‑year transportation investment in Medway; officials cite jobs and local projects

Gov. Maura Healey on Thursday unveiled a proposal to invest $8 billion over the next 10 years in Massachusetts transportation infrastructure, saying the package will fund roads, bridges, culverts and transit improvements and create an estimated 40,000 jobs.

"For the first time, ever, our administration ... we're prepared to spend $8,000,000,000 over the next 10 years to help fix roads and bridges and build out the kind of transportation infrastructure we need all over this state," Gov. Maura Healey said during an event at the Local 4 training facility in Medway.

The plan ties state investment to job growth and local projects. "We're gonna use the existing funds that we have and leverage that with smart fiscal management and, importantly, lots of input from communities," Healey said, adding the proposal would not require new taxes.

Why it matters: Healey and administration officials framed the effort as a statewide push to repair what they called decades of underinvestment and to expand climate resilience and transit capacity. The governor said the proposal aims to help "351 cities and towns" address road and…