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Calls on FTA to issue a directive to all rail transit agencies to require redundant protection for railway right-of-way workers, such as positive train control, secondary warning devices, or the use of a shunt — a safety device workers attach to rails that results in approaching trains receiving a stop signal.
Read More →The decision is based upon assurances from the Cincinnati business and philanthropic communities that they will work with the agency in public-private partnership to secure the funds required. The FTA has also agreed to serve as a resource.
Read More →The approval comes following the submittal of the project’s Environmental Assessment, required to understand the extension’s effect on its neighboring environment and to continue to receive federal funds.
Read More →Lift Line, RGRTA’s paratransit system, is paying for the service with $10,500 in funds from the FTA and local partners.
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The Natchez Regional Transit Center and Maintenance Facility will serve as a regional passenger transfer hub for the Natchez Transit System. The FTA provided approximately $3.8 million, with the majority of funds coming from ARRA, while the City of Natchez and Mississippi Department of Transportation covered the rest of the costs.
Read More →The grants will help transit agencies strengthen operational safety, better withstand natural disasters and other emergencies, and improve emergency response capabilities.
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The short video vignettes were produced and paid for through a rail safety grant from Operation Lifesaver and the FTA.
Read More →Bloomberg data shows that at least $10 billion of Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicles sold by states or transit systems and backed by federal highway or transportation aid are outstanding in the $3.7 trillion muni market. While federal funds will continue to pay debt on the highway bonds, appropriations for the securities through the FTA would be affected by the shutdown.
Read More →The projects were funded primarily with a $10.5 million 2009 U.S. DOT Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grant.
Read More →Exceeding the FTA's requirements, RFTA can choose to use the State of Good Repair and Capital Planning modules to track all assets, their condition and their capital replacement schedules,
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