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Gov. Maura Healey's proposal relies on the voter-approved Fair Share surtax.
NewsProjectsRegionsEastEast Construction NewsTransportationGovernmentProject delivery Transportation Massachusetts Gov. Proposes $8B Transportation Investment Plan would accelerate road and bridge construction and stabilize the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority By Justin Rice Photo by Emily Boyle/Governor’s Press Office Gov. Maura Healey (D) highlighted a recently announced $8 billion, decade-long transportation plan during her State of the Commonwealth address. January 27, 2026 A recently announced $8 billion, decade-long transportation plan to accelerate road and bridge repairs, advance long-planned rail projects and stabilize the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority was highlighted in the State of the Commonwealth address by Gov. Maura Healey (D) last week—marking what would be the state's largest transportation investment in over 20 years.The proposal, to be filed in the coming weeks as part of Healey's fiscal 2026 budget and a supplemental spending bill, relies heavily on revenue from the voter-approved Fair Share surtax and incorporates recommendations from the Transportation Funding Task Force, which delivered its final report to the administration last year."This year, we are accelerating bridge construction that will open up closed bridges and make repairs faster," Healey said in her speech. "I've challenged my team to move faster than ever, fix your roads and bridges, and get you moving again."The financing framework would immediately direct $857 ...