This work includes long-range systemwide investment plans, community- or corridor-specific planning studies, and the early planning and conceptual design for major capital investment projects among other planning and policy assignments at the direction of the Secretary of Transportation, the MBTA General Manager, and the MassDOT Board. MassDOT is responsible for developing, implementing, and coordinating transportation policies and projects for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and to efficiently plan, design, construct, and maintain a safe statewide transportation system, which effectively meets the transportation needs of the Commonwealth.