August 16, 2023

• FTA Safety Update
• Safety Regulatory Update 
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Office of Program Oversight Director Hope Jensen, Compliance Division Chief Gian Marshall and Performance and Quality Assurance Division Chief David Schilling provided an overview on FTA oversight reviews and the Oversight Tracking System (OTrak).

Ethan Novak, Program Analyst in the Office of System Safety, provided an overview of FTA's approach to reducing safety risk in the transit industry and an update on ongoing efforts to improve transit safety.

Jeremy Furrer, Safety Policy and Promotion Division Chief in the Office of System Safety, provided an overview of FTA's safety policy initiatives, including actions to incorporate statutory changes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Iyon Rosario, Drug and Alcohol Program Manager for the Office of Safety Review, provided an overview of FTA's Drug and Alcohol program and the program's oversight/audit findings. 

FTA’s Joe DeLorenzo, Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight and Chief Safety Officer, gave an overview of crashworthiness standards and the upcoming 2023 FTA Joint State Safety Oversight and Rail Transit Agency Hybrid Workshop.

This information is intended to increase the effectiveness of transit capital expenditures through shared experience and lessons learned on major capital transit projects.

Title: The Benefit of Constructability Reviews Phase(s): Final Design Category: Management Date: February 16, 2001 1. Background The New Jersey Transit Corporation’s (NJTC) $69 million Hamilton Transit Transportation Complex is comprised of two...

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