NOTE:  On March 18, 2019, FTA transferred direct safety oversight of WMATA Metrorail to the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission.

Since FTA assumed temporary and direct safety oversight of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metrorail system, the agency has distributed the following news releases, remarks, photos, video and blog posts.

News Releases

• FTA Ready to Transfer WMATA Metrorail Safety Oversight to Washington Metrorail Safety Commission (March 18, 2019)
• FTA Outlines Process to Transfer Safety Oversight of WMATA Metrorail from Federal Authority to the Metrorail Safety Commission (September 6, 2018)
• FTA News Release: FTA to Withhold Transit Funding from DC, Maryland and Virginia Until a New State Safety Oversight Program is Certified for WMATA Metrorail (February 10, 2017)
  • Fact Sheet: State Safety Oversight Requirements
  • Funding Withholding Chart (D.C. Maryland and Virginia)
• FTA News Release:  FTA Releases WMATA Traction Power Electrification System Report and Issues Special Directive to Correct Systemic Safety Problems (December 9, 2016)
• FTA News Release:  FTA Updates Congress on WMATA Metrorail Safety Oversight (December 2, 2016)
• FTA News Release:  FTA Releases WMATA Rail Vehicle Securement Investigation Report and Issues Safety Directive to Correct Systemic Safety Deficiencies (August 24, 2016)
• FTA News Release:  USDOT to Use Up To $900,000 in Previously Allocated State and Local Funding to Help Stand up New WMATA SSOA Program (August 18, 2016)
• FTA News Release:  FTA Releases WMATA Stop Signal Overrun Investigation Report and Issues Safety Directive to Correct Systemic Safety Deficiencies (August 15, 2016)
• FTA News Release;  FTA Releases WMATA Track Integrity Investigation Report and Issues Safety Directive to Address Systemic Track Safety Problems (August 8, 2016)
• FTA News Release:  FTA Acting Administrator Testifies on WMATA Safety Oversight (May 24, 2016)
• DOT News Release: USDOT Picks Three New WMATA Board Members to Tackle Safety Culture (April 28, 2016)
• FTA News Release:  FTA Updates Congress on WMATA Safety Oversight (April 13, 2016)
• DOT News Release: FTA Issues Safety Directive 16-2 to WMATA (December 15, 2015)
• FTA News Release: FTA Advances Safety Oversight of WMATA Metrorail (October 26, 2015)
• FTA News Release: FTA Approves WMATA Corrective Action Plan (September 24, 2015)
• FTA News Release: FTA Finds Serious Safety Lapses at WMATA (June 17, 2015)
• FTA News Release: FTA Announces WMATA Safety Management Inspection (February 4, 2015)

Testimony and Remarks

• FTA Testimony Before U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Panel (December 2, 2016)
• FTA Testimony Before U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (May 24, 2016)
• FTA Testimony Before U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Panel (April 13, 2016)
• Remarks by FTA Acting Administrator to Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (November 12, 2015)
• Remarks by FTA Acting Administrator to WMATA Board Safety Committee (July 23, 2015)