FTA Awards $182M in Low or No Emission Grants

A total of 49 projects in 46 states and territories will receive funding through the program.

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Amtrak requests 17% less operating support

Also asks feds for $2.065 billion in capital support and $212 million for debt service.

FTA grants $29 million to Florida rail expansion

The rail corridor, expected to triple ridership to almost 28,000 commuters per day by 2015, is slated to be complete by mid-2005.

Va., Colo. latest to attain FTA State Safety Oversight certification

There are 30 states that must obtain FTA certification of their SSO Programs by April 15, 2019.

FMCSA orders Philly operator to cease operations

Investigators found serious and widespread violations of multiple federal safety regulations, including inadequate inspection, repair and maintenance of vehicles and instances of falsified driver on-duty status records.

3 more states attain FTA safety oversight certification

With the recent announcement of North Carolina, Puerto Rico, and Washington state, 17 states have now achieved SSO Program certification.

Honolulu rail project subpoenaed by feds for third time

Latest asks for minutes from all board of directors meetings from 2011 through 2018, including private discussions in sessions.

HNTB awarded capital project oversight contract with FTA

Contract supports and extends FTA’s critical role in overseeing deployment of federal grants for approved transit projects.