Overview
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.
History
In 2009, Governor Deval Patrick proposed merging all Massachusetts transportation agencies into a single Department of Transportation. Legislation consolidating all of Massachusetts' transportation agencies into one organization was signed into law on June 26, 2009. The newly established Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MASSDOT) assumed operations from the existing conglomeration of state transportation agencies on November 1, 2009.
This change included:
Creating the Highway Division from the former Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and MassHighways.
Assuming responsibility for the planning and oversight functions of the Executive Office of Transportation
Assuming the functions of both the Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission and the Registry of Motor Vehicles
Replacement of the MBTA's board of directors with the DOT's board of directors and removal of the budget veto from the MBTA Advisory Board (of municipalities).
Assuming responsibility for the Tobin Bridge from Massport.
Assuming responsibility for non-pedestrian bridges from the Department of Conservation and Recreation.
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