Overview
- Eng will serve as interim transportation secretary while continuing as MBTA general manager, effective immediately per the governor's announcement.
- Monica Tibbits-Nutt plans to return to the private sector and will advise MassDOT through Dec. 31 to support the transition.
- Governor Maura Healey credited Tibbits-Nutt with securing more than $1.8 billion in federal transportation funding and advancing major projects including the Cape Cod bridges and Sumner Tunnel restoration.
- Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver was elevated to undersecretary of transportation and will retain his highway role with expanded responsibilities.
- MassDOT is reopening bidding for 18 highway service plazas after initial awardee Applegreen withdrew and losing bidder Global Partners sued over alleged conflicts, prompting questions about oversight as Eng manages dual roles.