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This report summarizes current rail tunnel maintenance and inspection practices, including requirements, frequency, techniques, documentation, and tunnel rating criteria.
This document summarizes the report that addresses tunnel repairs and rehabilitation in response to the National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) recommendations on development of regulatory and safety standards related to tunnel egress, including a condition-based rating system and...
This report addresses tunnel repairs and rehabilitation in response to the National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) recommendations on development of regulatory and safety standards related to tunnel egress, including a condition-based rating system and guidelines for a tunnel inventory...
This supplemental form allows you to apply for the Fiscal Year 2023 Transit Standards Development Program Notice of Funding.
Note: You must download FTA’s supplemental form to apply for this grant opportunity. To do so, right click on the file and save it on your local drive, then open...
This presentation from the FTA and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) provides information on the OSHA Whistleblower Protection Program. The webinar provided information on protections afforded to frontline transit workers under the existing law and the process for...
This PTASP Reminder Letter provides a reminder to public transportation agencies that receive Section 5307 funding and serve urbanized areas with a population of 200,000 or more (large urbanized areas) of the December 31, 2022, compliance date for Safety Committee review and approval of their...
FTA is partnering with the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation to offer technical assistance to transit agencies transitioning fleets from diesel vehicles to buses and ferries with new propulsion technology. Established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA),...
Employee Safety Reporting Program (Part 1) looks at how an Employee Safety Reporting Program supports a transit agency’s Safety Management System and the types of data it collects. This article was originally published in the October 2022 issue of the Transit Safety & Oversight Spotlight...
This Dear Colleague letter informs project sponsors of a change regarding Buy America requirements for projects funded with FTA financial assistance. For grants obligated on or after November 10, 2022, FTA will add construction materials to the categories of products that must be manufactured in...