Overview

• Applegreen walked away from lease talks, citing unresolved commercial terms and litigation threats that jeopardized timing and financing.
• Gov. Maura Healey said the procurement was transparent and that the administration has not decided whether to rebid or engage runner-up Global Partners.
• Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt said Applegreen is no longer the right partner and reiterated a goal of moving the project forward quickly.
• Global Partners is pursuing a Suffolk Superior Court case alleging improper communications and undisclosed conflicts involving selection chair Scott Bosworth.
• Senate Post Audit Committee chair Mark Montigny criticized MassDOT’s disclosures and urged a rebid, with an oversight hearing planned.