US EditionMassDOT secretary steps down; MBTA general manager taking interim role
- On Thursday, Massachusetts Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt stepped down, and MBTA General Manager Phil Eng was named interim transportation secretary effective immediately; Tibbits-Nutt will advise until Dec. 31.
- The shakeup follows fallout from a failed attempt to secure new operators for the state highway service plazas after Applegreen backed out amid conflict-of-interest allegations and MassDOT relaunched the bid.
- Eng will keep his MBTA role while leading MassDOT interim operations without extra pay and will hold a media availability at MassDOT headquarters at 11 a.m., taking questions on Oct. 17.
- Officials noted the appointment signals MassDOT leadership turnover since January 2023, with Governor Maura Healey saying Thursday she did not ask Monica Tibbits-Nutt to step down and praising Phil Eng as `a trusted leader with decades of transportation experience.`
- MassDOT will spend the next couple of months preparing for a new procurement to encourage more competition while Phil Eng and Jonathan Gulliver evaluate the failed process for better service plazas.
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MBTA head Eng named interim Massachusetts transportation secretary
MBTA General Manager and CEO Phillip Eng has been named as Massachusetts’ interim transportation secretary. State of Massachusetts BOSTON — Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority General Manager and CEO Phillip Eng has been named as interim transportation secretary for the state of Massachusetts, Gov. Maura Healey announced today (Oct. 16, 2025). He will also continue in his MBTA role. Eng will fill the vacancy created by the decision of Mon…
Eng Named Interim Transportation Secretary
is stepping down as the state’s Transportation Secretary. Governor Maura Healey announced that MBTA General Manager Phil Eng will fill the role on an interim basis. Healey said that Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver has also been promoted to Undersecretary of Transportation and will continue to serve as Highway Administrator while in the role. […]
MBTA general manager named interim transportation secretary
BOSTON (WPRI) — Gov. Maura Healey has appointed Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) General Manager Phillip Eng as the state's interim transportation secretary. Healey's office announced Thursday that Monica Tibbits-Nutt decided to step down as transportation secretary and CEO of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). Tibbits-Nutt will continue to serve as an advisor through the end of the year. Highway Administr…
MassDOT secretary steps down; MBTA general manager taking interim role
In her role, she was responsible for the four divisions of MassDOT: Highway, Rail and Transit, Registry of Motor Vehicles and Aeronautics. As secretary, she also served on the Massport and MBTA Board of Directors.
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