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The feds are threatening funding cuts to the MTA if the agency does not file an amended risk assessment for track workers within 30 days, according to a letter sent Tuesday by the Federal Transit Administration.
The Federal Transit Administration warns MTA of funding cuts if NYC Transit fails to address safety concerns following a worker's death and near miss events.
The MTA will begin suspending and banning riders who violate its code of conduct when a new law takes effect in October.
The Federal Transit Administration is threatening to withhold funding from the MTA if the agency fails to address safety risks for track maintenance workers.
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MTA moving forward with Phase 2 of Second Avenue Subway expansion by inking tunnel boring deal
The MTA board approved an approximately $2 billion tunnel boring contract for the Second Avenue Subway line expansion in Harlem.
Federal Transit Administration boss Marc Molinaro has accused the MTA of ignoring its own safety rules following the 2023 death of a worker who was struck by a train, as well as a second incident last year in which a worker was hit, but survived.
Lieber said the railroad unions benefit from "some of the most abusive work rules anywhere in the MTA system."
A new law taking effect in October will allow the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) to suspend or ban those for assaulting passengers and transit operators.
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'A safe transit experience': MTA launches 'Rules of the Ride' campaign for new code of conduct
The Maryland Transit Administration launched "Rules of the Ride" on Tuesday — a public awareness campaign about the new Rider Code of Conduct.
The feds under Biden rejected a subway safety plan initially submitted by the MTA. And regulators under President Trump in January rejected a second safety plan submitted by the agency.
"I reject the premise of the question," MTA honcho Janno Lieber said when asked why a new subway tunnel would be built instead of repairing broken trains and tunnels.
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