Massachusetts Infrastructure Overview
While the nation’s infrastructure earned a C in the 2025 Infrastructure Report Card, Massachusetts faces infrastructure challenges of its own. For example, driving on roads in need of repair in Massachusetts costs each driver $620 per year, and 9% of bridges are rated structurally deficient. Drinking water needs in Massachusetts are an estimated $12.2 billion. 328 dams are considered to be high-hazard potential. The state’s schools have an estimated capital expenditure gap of $1.39 billion. This deteriorating infrastructure impedes Massachusetts’s ability to compete in an increasingly global marketplace. Success in a 21st-century economy requires serious, sustained leadership on infrastructure investment at all levels of government. Delaying these investments only escalates the cost and risks of an aging infrastructure system, an option that the country, Massachusetts, and families can no longer afford.
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48 miles of levees protect $4.9 billion of property.
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5,311
Bridges
9%
of Bridges are Deficient
336
High Hazard Dams
$37.2B
in Drinking Water Needs
52 Miles
of Levees
Protecting 73,200 people
49%
of Roads in poor or fair condition
$ 776
Motorist pays annually
due to insufficient infrastructure
284.1M
Passenger Trips on Public Transit
$38.3B
Wastewater needs
$11.1B
Total storm damage
(1980-2024)
IIJA Grants
IIJA Funding Announced
Number of IIJA Projects
Sagamore Bridge Replacement: This $1.4 billion award will replace the nearly 90-year-old Sagamore Bridge, resulting in improved structural integrity, increased seismic resilience, and continued reliable access to Cape Cod.
Roxbury Transportation Corridor: This $20 million award will reconstruct and upgrade three corridors in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood and build a dedicated bus corridor, resulting in safer streets, improved active transportation options, and affordable transit access, while leveraging sensors and data technologies to enhance corridor performance.
Electric Bus Acquisition: This $116 million award will purchase new electric buses to replace older diesel models and launch a workforce development program, resulting in cleaner transit, reduced emissions, and improved training and safety for operators.
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