Healy administration touts $8 billion transportation proposal and RTA ridership gains during Brockton visit

Governor Healy and other state officials visited Brockton’s BAT Center to highlight a proposed $8 billion House 1 transportation investment and to celebrate recent gains at regional transit authorities across the Commonwealth.

The administration said the plan would invest in roads, bridges, flood protection, commuter rail and regional transit and stressed the measures would not require new taxes. "No new taxes. No new taxes," Governor Healy said, describing the proposal as a way to use the state's bond rating and financing to expand infrastructure over the next 10 years.

The administration framed the investments as tied to everyday quality-of-life and economic access. "Reliable transit isn't a luxury. It is an absolute necessity," Monica Tibbetts Knott, secretary of transportation, said, urging continued local investment in service and vehicles. Officials credited federal funds and recent state allocations with restoring and expanding service.

Why it matters: State officials said the proposed spending and recent actions have produced measurable increases in…