Massachusetts taxpayers and drivers help to fund billions of dollars into the state’s transportation budget every year with the expectation that their hard-earned money is going to good use.
But a 25 Investigates probe into the highest earners at one MassDOT facility reveals hours submitted on legally binding timecards do not always appear to equal time on the job.
Following a 231-day undercover investigation that began in September 2025, 25 Investigates has uncovered a systemic pattern of questionable overtime billing among the top-earning maintenance workers at a MassDOT District Six facility in Charlestown…