The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has opened the public comment period for its proposed five-year Capital Investment Plan (CIP)
This five-year plan, which runs from fiscal year 2026 through 2030, includes approximately $18.6 billion in planned transportation investments.
The proposal includes more than $1 billion for the MBTA over five years, including funding for Red Line and Orange Line vehicles, bi-level commuter rail coaches, power system upgrades, and other investments.
“As we continue our mission to improve transportation for everyone who lives in or visits Massachusetts, it’s critical that our five-year Capital Investment Plan reflects the real priorities of our communities,” Transportation Secretary and CEO Monica Tibbits-Nutt said. “That’s why we’re calling on residents, local leaders, business owners, advocates, and anyone with insight to participate in the public comment period. You know your communities best, and your input will help ensure this plan funds the projects that matter most — from roads and bridges to railways, bike paths, and sidewalks. Public engagement is essential to building a transportation system that truly serves us all.”
The CIP also includes:
- $1.07 billion for the Cape Cod Bridges Program.
- $1 billion for the Chapter 90 Program
- $424 million for the I-90 Allston Multimodal project
- $321 million for the I-195 to Route 18 interchange rehabilitation in New Bedford.
- $204 million for the ongoing I-90/I-495 interchange improvements in Hopkinton and Westborough.
- $198 million to replace the Kernwood Avenue Bridge over the Danvers River and the Hall-Whitaker Drawbridge in Beverly and Salem.
- $254 million to support the Rourke Bridge replacement in Lowell.
- $157 million to replace the I-391 Bridge over Chicopee Street in Chicopee.
- $148 million to advance projects that support West-East Rail.
- Funding for bicycle and pedestrian investments throughout Massachusetts, such as $42 million for Lawrence-Manchester rail trail construction in Lawrence.
- Funding for local roadways and bridges, such as $11 million for the reconstruction of North Road and Damon Pond Road in Chesterfield.
- Investments in Massachusetts’ public use airports, such as $15 million for runway reconstruction for the Beverly Regional Airport.
The public comment period opened on May 23 and runs through June 12.
Input from the public will be used to help inform the future designs of statewide projects as well as transportation capital investment decisions. Additionally, public comments show the MassDOT the level of community support for projects in the draft CIP. The public can send comments by email to: MASSCIP@state.ma.us. They can also be mailed to the Manager of Capital Planning, MassDOT Office of Transportation, 10 Park Plaza, Suite 4150, Boston, MA 02116.
In addition, there will be six regional CIP informational public meetings at the following locations and dates:
- Cape Cod and Islands Region: May 28, 2025, 4 p.m., virtual.
- Boston Region: May 29, 2025, 6 p.m., virtual
- Central Massachusetts Region: June 2, 2025, 4 p.m., virtual.
- Western Massachusetts Region: June 3, 2025, 4 p.m., virtual.
- Old Colony and Southeastern Massachusetts: June 5, 2025, 6 p.m., virtual.
- Northern Middlesex and Merrimack Valley Region: June 9, 2025, 6 p.m., virtual.
Interested parties can register in advance at www.mass.gov/CIP.