A $1.4 billion proposal would stabilize Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) finances.
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey’s proposed transportation plan would provide $8 billion over the next 10 years to improve the state’s roads, bridges and regional transportation system. It includes $1.4 billion for MBTA’s new commuter rail coaches, track improvements, station accessibility and resilience, and power system resiliency.
The plan also more than doubles MBTA’s operating budget to $687 million for fiscal year 2026 and invests $10 million in the MBTA Workforce Academy, $25 million in Regional Transit Authority work force recruitment and retention, and $400 million to address work force and safety initiatives the Federal Transit Authority identified as necessary.
Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll launched the Transforming Transportation Road Show to promote ways the plan will support the state’s 15 regional transit authorities and create up to 140,000 jobs statewide.
Healey was joined by Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt and MBTA General Manager Phil Eng on March 13 to tour MBTA’s Boston Engine Terminal, a commuter rail maintenance facility and storage in Somerville. The group met with commuter rail maintenance workers and highlighted the transportation plan’s investments in the MBTA. The visit was part of the Transforming Transportation Road Show.