The MBTA’s efforts to adjust to federal directives hit one other roadblock this week, when the feds refused to log out on 12 corrective motion plans pertaining to hiring challenges, security procedures and rail transit operations.
Meredith Sandberg, the T’s deputy chief of high quality, compliance and oversight, mentioned the Federal Transit Administration accredited three corrective motion plans on Tuesday evening, however requested the MBTA to resubmit 12 caps with revisions by Jan. 3.
The T has solely obtained approval for eight of 20 corrective motion plans, that are geared toward addressing 20 findings included within the 4 particular directives issued by the FTA in its Aug. 31 security administration inspection report.
“After receiving the remaining resubmissions under special directives 22-9, 10 and 12, the FTA decided to review all of them together comprehensively upon realizing how interconnected the topics in those caps are,” Sandberg mentioned.
In these three directives, the FTA tasked the MBTA with arising with plans to raised handle the affect of operations, upkeep and capital initiatives necessities on the present workforce; prioritize security administration data; and enhance rail transit working circumstances and insurance policies, procedures and coaching.
“They returned their response for those remaining 12 caps (Tuesday) night, requiring another resubmission of those additional corrective action plans with some minor feedback for the majority of them on what they’d like to see on those corrective action plans, and an additional request for direction to submit an integrated project plan and comprehensive project management plan,” Sandberg mentioned.
She mentioned the three caps accredited this week pertain to particular directive 22-11, which ordered the MBTA to supply simpler security communication.
The MBTA obtained quick approval for 5 caps included within the three different particular directives, Sandberg mentioned, however might be submitting the remaining 12 plans for the third time.
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