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Healey announces $8 billion transportation plan and Accelerating Bridge Construction program
Summary
Governor Maura Healey told the joint session Massachusetts will pursue an $8 billion transportation plan, expand transit services and roll out an Accelerating Bridge Construction program aimed at reopening closed bridges and speeding repairs, with 27 bridges in Western Massachusetts singled out for work.
Governor Maura Healey used her State of the Commonwealth address to outline an $8 billion transportation plan aimed at repairing bridges, reducing congestion and expanding transit service across Massachusetts.
"We've got, thanks to the legislature, an $8,000,000,000 plan to fix our broken transportation system," Healey said. She announced a new Accelerating Bridge Construction (ABC) program designed to open closed bridges and complete repairs more quickly; she cited 27 bridges in Western Massachusetts alone as priorities for the initiative.
Healey also highlighted recent transit improvements — regional buses made free statewide, added ferry routes, and new commuter rail lines to the South Coast — and said the administration will expand train frequency, weekend and evening service. She framed these steps as investments to improve daily commutes and support economic activity.
The governor did not provide line-item funding details for the $8 billion plan in the address; specifics on project selection, procurement and timelines were presented as administration commitments that will require coordination with the Legislature and transportation agencies.
