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The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) oversees roads, public transit, aeronautics, and transportation licensing and registration in the US state of Massachusetts. It was created on November 1, 2009, by the 186th Session of the Massachusetts General Court upon enactment of the 2009 Transportation Reform Act.
In October 2013, MassDOT announced plans for a $1.3 billion subway car order for the Orange and Red Lines, which would replace and expand the existing car fleets and add more frequent service. [145] The MassDOT Board awarded a $566.6 million contract to a China based manufacturer CNR (which became part of CRRC the following year) to build 404 ...
[12] [13] [14] This legislation instructed the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to conduct a comprehensive study of passenger rail service along the Northern Tier corridor. The law directed MassDOT to explore various service options, assess infrastructure needs, and estimate the costs associated with reintroducing passenger service.
Customer Service Centers can print schedules for riders by request. PVTA endorsed Transit as the official trip planning and real-time information app for PVTA bus routes. [ 50 ] In the app, you can look up real-time departures, plan trips, and receive service alerts for when there are detours or other disruptions.
In 2011, MassDOT announced that the Fast Lane branding would be dropped beginning in mid-2012 and rebranded to the typical E-ZPass and switch to the purple and white signage. This has occurred along all tolls, officially phasing out Fast Lane in itself.
As part of the reorganization, the separate Massachusetts Turnpike Authority was dissolved and its duties assumed by the MassDOT highway division. [ 2 ] The department was split into five district offices managed by a District Highway Director (DHD) under the supervision of the Chief Engineer at MassHighway headquarters in Boston.
MassDOT began planning a possible commuter rail trial service in October 2015. [136] The proposed service, which was to have shuttle trains between Bourne and Middleborough/ Lakeville operated by Massachusetts Coastal Railroad , was rejected by the MBTA Fiscal Management and Control Board in April 2016. [ 137 ]
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