Metropolitan Transportation Authority - East Side Access

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is constructing a new, direct 3.5-mile commuter rail extension for Long Island Rail Road (LIRR). This extension will run from LIRR’s Main and Port Washington Branch Lines in Long Island and Queens, to Grand Central Terminal (GCT) on Manhattan’s...

New York City Mega Project Oversight Documents

This page contains oversight reports for Mega Projects in New York City. Find additional information on FTA Project Management Oversight.

FTA Letter to Long Beach Transit - December, 16, 2013

Kenneth McDonaldPresident and CEOLong Beach Transit1963 East Anaheim Street Long Beach, C A 90813

Dear Mr. McDonald:

We received Long Beach Public Transportation Company's (LBT) response to our...

FTA Letter to Long Beach Transit - November 11, 2013

Kenneth McDonaldPresident and CEOLong Beach Transit1963 East Anaheim StreetLong Beach, CA 90813 Re:

Dear Mr. McDonald:

We write today regarding your...

Safety Advisory for Verification of Rail Vehicle Safe Stopping Distances in Terminal Stations

6/12/2014

Dear Colleague:

I write to address an urgent safety concern stemming from the ongoing investigation into a collision and derailment that occurred on the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Blue Line on Monday, March 24, 2014. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is issuing...

Update to Urgent Safety Advisory

3/10/2014

Dear Colleague:

I write to provide an update to the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Urgent Safety Advisory that was issued October 4, 2013, concerning unintended train movements. The FTA Urgent Safety Advisory was issued in response to the National Transportation...

Urgent Safety Advisory: Enhanced Protections for Wayside Workers

12/31/2013

Dear Colleague:

I write to provide notice of FTA-recommended safety guidance in the wake of two urgent safety recommendations issued by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Thursday, December 19, 2013. I also write to request information from rail transit...

Urgent Safety Advisory - Unintended Train Movements

10/4/2013

Dear Colleague:

I write to call your immediate attention to an urgent safety recommendation issued by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). As you know, on September 30, 2013, two Chicago Transit...

Actions to Establish and Finance State Safety Oversight Agency

2/7/2013

Dear Colleague:

The new surface transportation authorization statute, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), represents a fundamental shift in the way States and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will work together to ensure the safety of...

Curbing Transit Employee Distracted Driving

3/22/2012

Dear Colleague:

I’m pleased to let you know that FTA has developed a new on-line instructional course for transit workers about the dangers of distracted driving.  I strongly encourage you to make this course a part of your ongoing distracted driving program or fold it...