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FTA Threatens to Withhold Up to 25% of MTA Funds Over Safety, Sets 30-Day Deadline for New Risk Assessment

Regulators cite a surge in near-misses alongside unresolved roadway-worker hazards at New York City Transit.

A subway train runs on snow-covered tracks during a snowfall in New York City, U.S., February 6, 2025. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado/File Photo
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A train pulls into the Cortlandt Street station in Lower Manhattan.
MTA workers repair tracks at a 125th St. subway station in Harlem on June 28, 2017. (Anthony DelMundo / New York Daily News)

Overview

  • FTA chief Marc Molinaro issued a final warning directing NYCT to deliver a third comprehensive assessment of its Roadway Worker Protection program.
  • Federal reviewers said the first two submissions were flawed for omitting 2024 near-miss data and for faulty calculations and classifications of worker risk.
  • The crackdown follows the 2023 death of track worker Hilarion Joseph and a 2024 incident that left another employee seriously injured after being struck.
  • Federal findings documented 38 potential near-misses in 2023, up from 24 in 2022 and 23 in 2021, signaling escalating safety concerns.
  • Enforcement options include ordering use of federal aid for fixes, withholding up to 25% of assistance, or imposing operational restrictions, with the Transport Workers Union urging accountability.