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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.
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.
A new website is planned to allow passengers and employers to perform self-service CharlieCard transactions. [101] "Fare Transformation", originally scheduled to be completed in 2021 under the name "AFC 2.0", and activated on buses and subway lines on August 1st, 2024, is now expected to be completed in 2025.
Many colleges and universities also run private shuttles for students and employees. In June 2014, the Cambridge-based startup Bridj began running "data driven" bus service in core neighborhoods. [30] It uses a mixture of fixed and dynamic routes and pricing, depending on where and when registered members say they want to go. [31]
The 50–66 foot (15–20 m) right-of-way is still owned by MassDOT under the original layout. [3] [4] Massachusetts first gained numbered routes in 1922, with the formation of the New England Interstate Highways. Three-digit numbers were reserved for shorter routes.
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MassDOT began planning a possible commuter rail trial service in October 2015. [135] 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. [ 136 ]