Engineers are suing Massachusetts over insurance.

The American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts Inc. (ACEC/MA), on behalf of its members, filed suit in Massachusetts Superior Court against the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority (Turnpike Authority), the Massachusetts Highway Department and the Commonwealth. The suit asserts that the agencies have neglected to fulfill their contractual responsibility to provide and maintain $50 million in professional liability insurance to engineering firms employed to design and manage the Central Artery/Tunnel Project (CA/T Project).

The complaint seeks a court order to direct the Turnpike Authority to obtain replacement layers of insurance to restore the level of coverage to $50 million, the amount required under its agreements with the engineers.