🚍Solicitation of Nominations for TRACS Membership
The Department solicits nominations for membership to serve on the Transit Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS), which is intended to provide information, advice, and recommendations to the U.S. Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) and FTA Administrator in response to tasks assigned to TRACS.
Learn More🚆Environmental Impact Notice for Everett Link Extension and OMF Project
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA), as Federal lead agency, and the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit), as local project sponsor and joint lead agency, issue this notice to advise the public that they intend to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the Everett Link Extension (EVLE) and Operations and Maintenance Facility North (OMF North) Project (Project). The Project would extend Link light rail 16 miles from the existing Lynnwood City Center Station to the Everett Station area in Snohomish County, Washington, and improve connections to the regional transit system and major activity centers. The Project would also include construction of a light rail operations and maintenance facility (OMF) in Snohomish County to support the regional Link light rail program, including EVLE.
Learn More🚍FTA Revises Major Capital Investment Projects Regulation
This rulemaking revises FTA's major capital investment projects regulation to remove Appendix A, which provided outdated descriptions of the measures used for the evaluation of Capital Investment Grant (CIG) projects. This rulemaking also adopts minor conforming changes to reflect the removal of the Appendix.
Learn More🚇Regulatory Notice on West Seattle Link Extension's Business Impact
This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) regarding the West Seattle Link Extension Project, Seattle, King County, Washington. The purpose of this notice is to publicly announce FTA's environmental decisions on the subject project, and to activate the limitation on any claims that may challenge these final environmental actions.
Learn More🚌Delay of Third-Party Contracting Guidance Applicability Date
This document delays the applicability date of the January 16, 2025, Third-Party Contracting Guidance Circular (C 4220.1G), which makes updates to reflect statutory and regulatory changes that have occurred since the previous update in C 4220.1F.
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