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Massachusetts

6 buyers · 31 tenders · checked 2026-10-03

MBTA: $10bn five-year plan (660+ projects, $2.950bn vehicles); $1.06bn North Station bridge design-build awarded; battery-electric Fairmount Line committed.

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6Buyers tracked
31Tenders tracked
4Cities tracked
Live pipeline
$10bn MBTA FY27-31 Capital Investment Plan; $4.1bn Green Line Core Capacity programme with $2bn of federal grant sought; $1.06bn North Station Draw One award; $765.4m Fairmount battery-electric commitment; 31 tracked procurements
Technology areas
Rolling-stock hardware, Signalling & train control, Track & civil, Electrification, Predictive maintenance, Digital operations

Key figures

MBTA FY27-31 Capital Investment…approximately $10 billionMBTA FY27-31 Capital Investment Plan, more than 660 projects, approved by the MBTA Board of Directors on 28 May 2026 and effective 1 July; approximately $566m of new funding was allocated through this cycle
3 sources · all primary
FY27-31 programmed spend by modeRapid Transit $4,039m; Regional Rail $2,877m; Systemwide $1,496m; Bus $1,279m; Multimodal $529m; Ferry $38m; Paratransit $24mFY27-31 programmed spend by mode
1 source · primary
FY27-31 programmed spend by CIP…Vehicles $2,950m; Guideway, Signal and Power $1,442m; Passenger Facilities $1,276m; Maintenance and Administrative Facilities $1,041m; North Station Draw One $949m; Green Line Core Capacity $891m; Technology and Innovation $654m; Structures $624m; Business and Operational Support $300m; Expansion Projects $154mFY27-31 programmed spend by CIP programme
1 source · primary
MBTA rapid transit system (Red128 miles of revenue track, 153 stations, 3 heavy rail lines and 2 light rail lines, 506,000 average weekday ridesMBTA rapid transit system (Red, Orange, Blue, Green and Mattapan lines); ridership October 2025; FY27-31 CIP investment $4,039m
1 source · primary
MBTA Regional Rail into eastern…428 route miles, 650 miles of revenue track, 146 stations and stops, 15 lines (5 from North Station, 10 from South Station), 104,000 average weekday ridesMBTA Regional Rail into eastern and central Massachusetts and Rhode Island; ridership October 2025; FY27-31 CIP investment $2,877m
1 source · primary
State money voted to the MBTA:…$850m (October 2025), $81m (January 2026) and $530m (July 2026)State money voted to the MBTA: $850m of Commonwealth Transportation Fund bond capacity for the Arborway bus facility, Green Line infrastructure, Widett layover phase 1 and locomotive procurement (board 23 October 2025); $81m from the Federal Grant Matching Funds programme for Green Line Core Capacity (board 22 January 2026); $530m from the FY26 Fair Share Supplemental Budget - $450m deficiency fund replenishment, $60m physical infrastructure, $20m income-eligible reduced fare (MBTA board 16 July, MassDOT board 22 July 2026)
3 sources · all primary
Green Line Transformation Core…$4,075.3 millionGreen Line Transformation Core Capacity programme, 17 projects with construction through 2035; potential FTA Capital Investment Grant contribution $2.0bn, MBTA contribution stated as $2.0bn or 50%, local capital funding lifted to $659.1m by the state's $81m match
2 sources · all primary
North Station Draw One Bridge R…$1,056,363,000 award; $1.2 billion project; $472.3 million federal grantNorth Station Draw One Bridge Replacement: design-build awarded to Skanska Civil Northeast/Koch JV on 26 March 2026, groundbreaking 4 September 2026, completion autumn 2032; the $472.3m National Infrastructure Project Assistance (MEGA) grant is described by the MBTA as the largest federal infrastructure award in its history
3 sources · all primary
New Red and Orange line car del…152 of 152 Orange Line cars; 56 of 252 Red Line carsNew Red and Orange line car deliveries as reported by the MBTA on 5 January 2026: the 152nd and final new Orange Line car received, and 56 Red Line cars conditionally accepted; mean miles between failures 272,764 on the new Orange Line fleet and 87,603 on the new Red Line cars
1 source · primary
  • ● Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority · MBTA Closes Out 2025 with Major Progress in Service Delivery, Accessibility and Infrastructure (fleet delivery counts) (published 2026-01-05 · checked 2026-09-13)
MBTA subway and Regional Rail w…nearly 40,000 linear feet of rail installed; 158,000 feet of track resurfacedMBTA subway and Regional Rail work in calendar 2025: more than 4,400 feet of full-depth track reconstruction, nearly 40,000 linear feet of rail installed, nearly 158,000 feet of track fully resurfaced, 12 of 14 Red Line and 10 of 12 Orange Line signal locations completed; Red Line Braintree branch restored to 50 mph and northern Orange Line to 55 mph
2 sources · all primary
MBTA capital projects under Mas…over $7.7 billionMBTA capital projects under Massachusetts DPU safety certification review; the DPU Rail Transit Safety Division made more than 3,100 field observations of MBTA operations in 2025, directed more than a dozen corrective action plans and closed 29, and grew from 9.5 staff in December 2022 to 19 in December 2025
1 source · primary
What the MBTA Advisory Board re…$3.24 billion operating budget; $9.8 billion capital planWhat the MBTA Advisory Board reviews under MGL c.161A s.20: the FY2026 operating budget and the capital plan through FY2030; its members hold 14 of 22 votes on the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization
1 source · primary
  • ● MBTA Advisory Board · About Us - statutory mandate under MGL c.161A s.20 (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
CapeFLYER summer 2026 season be…16,045 passengersCapeFLYER summer 2026 season between Memorial Day and Labor Day, up 7% on 2025; South Station to Hyannis in about two hours forty minutes, sponsored by the Cape Cod RTA, overseen by the MBTA and operated by Keolis
2 sources · all primary

Buyers

BuyerTypeTendersContracts awarded
Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityTransit authority3111
Cape Cod Regional Transit AuthorityTransit authority00
MBTA Advisory BoardOther00
Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, Rail Transit Safety DivisionRegulator / standards00
Massachusetts Department of TransportationState DOT00
Massachusetts Executive Office for Administration and FinanceOther00

Tenders

TenderBuyerStatusValue bandNext key date
Ashmont and Mattapan Infrastructure UpgradesMBTAOpen$100–500m
Green Line Riverside Inner Belt VMF Type 10MBTAOpenno package value published
Red Line Hi-Rail Access Tunnel AlewifeMBTAOpen$25–100m
MBTA Regional Rail Operating and MaintenanceMBTAOpenvalue not publishedPublished December 2025
MBTA Wholesale Electricity Renewable Energy SupplyMBTABids closed$100–500m
MBTA Battery-Electric Tier 4 Diesel LocomotivesMBTABids closedno contract value publishedPublished February 2026
Green Line B Branch Accessibility ImprovementsMBTABids closed$25–100m
Fairmount Line Battery-Electric Multiple UnitsMBTAAwarded$500m–1bn
MBTA Red Orange Line Cars CRRCMBTAIn executionover $1bnAwarded December 2014
North Station Draw One Bridge ReplacementMBTAIn executionover $1bnAwarded March 2026
Commuter Rail Positive Train Control ATCMBTAIn execution$500m–1bn
MBTA Green Line Type 10 Light RailMBTAIn execution$500m–1bn
South Coast Rail Phase 1MBTAIn execution$500m–1bn
Green Line Train Protection System Phase 2MBTAIn execution$100–500m
MBTA Bi-Level Regional Rail Coaches OptionMBTAIn execution$100–500m
HSP46 Regional Rail Locomotives OverhaulMBTAIn execution$100–500mAwarded December 2025
Red Orange Line Signal State Good RepairMBTAIn execution$100–500m
Symphony Station Accessibility and State-of-Good-RepairMBTAIn execution$100–500mCompletion June 2026
Tower 1 Interlocking South Station Early ActionMBTAIn execution$100–500m
Red Line Emergency Track Improvement SystemwideMBTAIn execution$25–100mAwarded March 2024
Green Line Central Tunnel Signal Upgrades Package 1MBTAIn execution$25–100mAwarded September 2025
South Coast Rail Coach ProcurementMBTAIn execution$25–100m
South Coast Rail Operations and MaintenanceMBTAIn execution$25–100m
MBTA Elevators and Escalators MaintenanceMBTAIn execution$25–100mContract runs to August 2031
Green Blue Orange Lines Track ImprovementMBTAIn execution$5–25mAwarded March 2024
Red Line Supplemental Track Improvement SystemwideMBTAIn execution$5–25mAwarded March 2024
Green Line Transformation Core Capacity ProgrammeMBTAPlannedover $1bn
MBTA Green Line Type 10 Option CarsMBTAPlanned$500m–1bn
Haverhill Double-Track Project Reading AndoverMBTAPlanned$100–500m
Widett Circle Regional Rail Layover FacilityMBTAPlanned$100–500m
Fairmount Line Infrastructure Decarbonised 20-Minute ServiceMBTAPlanned$25–100m

Cities

CityNetwork statusNetworks
Bostonoperational - the MBTA rapid transit system (Red, Orange, Blue, Green and Mattapan lines) and fifteen Regional Rail lines out of North Station and South StationMBTA subway (Red, Orange, Blue, Green, Mattapan); MBTA Regional Rail; Amtrak Northeast Corridor and Downeaster services
Springfieldoperational - Amtrak state-supported services; the MBTA's Red and Orange line cars are assembled at the CRRC MA plant in SpringfieldAmtrak Valley Flyer and Northeast Regional services
New Bedfordoperational since 24 March 2025 - southern terminus of the MBTA's Fall River/New Bedford Line under South Coast Rail Phase 1MBTA Regional Rail - Fall River/New Bedford Line
Hyannisseasonal - terminus of the CapeFLYER summer weekend train from South StationCapeFLYER

Players with a footprint here

PlayerKindFootprint
SchindlerOtherProject presence
Hyundai RotemRolling-stock OEMProject presence

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