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(PRIIA -- WMATA)
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To assist in financing part of the capital and preventive maintenance projects included in the Capital Improvement Program approved by the Board of Directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. The grants are used to address needed safety improvements including track repairs, train control systems, new rail cars, and escalator repairs.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
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The same types of funded projects are expected in FY 2016. In FY 2016, FTA obligated $148.5 million to fund capital projects included in WMATA’s FY17 Capital Improvement Program. These funds were directed to the following projects: , which includes railcar replacement, track rehabilitation, rehabilitation of rail yards, replacement of radio and cellular infrastructure, elevator and escalator replacements, and projects that address required safety actions from FTA and recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board. Through March of 2017, 316 new 7000 Series railcars have been accepted and WMATA will finish retiring the 1000 and 4000 Series fleets by the end of calendar year 2017. WMATA has provided cellular service in its first section of tunnel and, through SafeTrack, WMATA has returned 63 miles of track to a state of good repair by replacing over 30,000 ties and fasteners and aged track infrastructure.
FTA obligated $148.5 million to fund capital projects included in WMATA’s FY 2017 Capital Improvement program. The funds are used for railcar replacement, track rehabilitation, elevator and escalator rehabilitation, and projects recommended by NTSB and FTA. In 2017, WMATA received 144 new 7000 series railcars to replace 1000 series railcars.
The same types of projects funded in prior years are expected in FY2018.
The funds were used for capital projects included in WMATA’s FY2021 Capital Improvement Program. Projects in this grant address some of the FTA and NTSB safety recommendations and these projects meet the goals of the statute including infrastructure improvements related to rail system safety and service reliability. The grant application includes the following projects: Platform Phase II, Railcar Rehabilitation, Fire Alarm Systems Upgrades, Elevator and Escalator Rehabilitation and Replacement, Procurement of Railcars, Radio and Cellular infrastructure, Railcar safety improvements, and Automatic Train Control (ATC).
Tunnel water leak mitigation work was completed on the Red Line between Silver Spring and Forest Glen stations and the monitoring period commenced. During the monitoring period, Metro will periodically check the work that was completed to ensure the grouting is effective and long lasting. Leak mitigation work started on the Red Line between Tenleytown-AU and Friendship Heights stations
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
