
With this most recent announcement, 12 states have now achieved SSO Program certification. By federal law, the deadline cannot be waived or extended.
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David L. Mayer will oversee the management and operations of the MSC, which was created by the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia to serve as the State Safety Oversight Agency for the Metrorail system.
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Requirements include establishing an SSO agency that is financially and legally independent from the rail transit agencies it oversees.
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Will replace the pre-existing Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program.
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The group, which employs nearly 200,000 people in Michigan, wrote a letter calling for action on regional transit in the wake of Amazon.com passing on Detroit for a potential site for its planned 50,000-employee second headquarters.
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FTA is prohibited by law from awarding new federal transit funds to any transit provider in a state that fails to meet the deadline, until certification is achieved.
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The Green Line will connect major employment and residential centers, including Canyon Park, Paine Field, and Mill Creek Town Center.
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Eligible projects enhancements include reducing travel times; improving trip reliability; and improving regional transit connectivity.
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Ward W. McCarragher has served as majority/minority chief counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for the past 20 years.
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Assemblyman Sean M. Ryan, who credited other local delegation members with helping bring home the Metro Rail funds, has called for a five-year, $100 million capital plan to address the system’s needs.
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