MassDOT Capital Investment Plan
Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has released the draft version of its 2021 Capital Investment Plan (CIP) Update.
The draft plan can be found on this MassDOT link:
2021 Capital Investment Program
This plan is important details all planned transportation and transit infrastructure spending for the 2021 state fiscal year which begins on July 1, 2020.
We focus on this plan because its details all of MassDOT’s rail infrastructure spending in our region.
Summary of Pioneer Valley Rail Projects
We have extracted all of the local rail project details for the MassDOT CIP and summarized the information in this two-page PDF.
A Few of the Rail Projects Funded by the CIP in our Region
Easthampton, Ma. | May 31, 2019
On-going maintenance of the MassDOT-owned Connecticut River Main Line, which runs between Springfield and the Vermont state line, is funded by the CIP.
Springfield Union Station | May 9, 2019
Construction of the new high-level board platform in Springfield is being funded by the CIP
Holyoke, Ma. | November 16, 2018
Renovation of this bridge — which is used for freight rail service — was funded in part through MassDOT’s Industrial Rail Access Program, which is funded by the CIP.
Further reading
Capital Investment Plan (CIP)
MassDOT
Page last updated: May 31, 2020
Page last reviewed: May 31, 2020