US threatens to withhold transit funds over New York subway safety issues

US threatens to withhold transit funds over New York subway safety issues August 20, 2025 at 12:45 AM (Reuters) The U.S.

- - US threatens to withhold transit funds over New York subway safety issues

August 20, 2025 at 12:45 AM

(Reuters) -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.

(Reporting by David Shepardson, Editing by Franklin Paul)

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