Monica Tibbits-Nutt is the next Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation, Governor Maura Healey announced Monday.
Tibbits-Nutt, formerly the undersecretary, has been serving as acting secretary of transportation since mid-September when her predecessor, Gina Fiandaca, resigned from the post abruptly after fewer than eight months on the job.
Tibbits-Nutt’s appointment to the state’s top transportation post comes as the MBTA embarks on an ambitious 14-month plan to repair its track infrastructure and rid the system of frustrating slow zones.
