US Threatens to Withhold Transit Funds Over New York Subway Safety Issues
A subway train runs on snow-covered tracks during a snowfall in New York City, U.S., February 6, 2025. (Reuters File)
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The U.S. Transportation Department said Tuesday it may withhold up to 25% of federal transit funding for New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority over safety risks for track maintenance workers if the agency does not improve.
The department’s Federal Transit Agency issued a directive in August 2024 to the MTA’s New York City Transit after the agency did not improve safety measures between the November 2023 death of a track maintenance employee and a second serious injury to an employee in June 2024, the agency said. The MTA must submit a new comprehensive risk assessment of its Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection within 30 days, the department said Tuesday.
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(Reporting by David Shepardson, Editing by Franklin Paul)
