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State Safety Oversight Agency Compliance With Federal Rule

Following FTA's final rule to strengthen state safety oversight of rail transit systems, which took effect in April 2016, states are required to ensure that State Safety Oversight Agencies (SSOAs):

adopt and enforce federal and state safety lawshave investigatory authority...

Risk Category

Lesson Phase(s) MassDot Risks, Concerns and Lessons Learned

Project Development, Engineering, Procurement and Construction

West Line Purple Line Extension Project

Engineering, Procurement, Construction...

FTA Safety Directive 16-4

Safety Directive 16-4 requires the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to address findings documented in FTA’s Track Integrity Investigation Report.