The recent closure of the Lake Champlain Bridge in Essex County (also known as the Crown Point Bridge) highlights the importance of New York's bridges to the regional economies in which they are located. Currently, there are 93 bridges in use in New York State with a safety rating at or below that given to the Lake Champlain Bridge prior to its closure.
Bridges are structures of chronic concern, both because of the degree to which we rely on them and the risks they pose should they fail. This report offers a quick look at New York’s bridges, including those in New York City. In 2016, 11 percent of all New York bridges were structurally deficient, according to federal standards. Bridges owned by New York’s local governments and authorities are more likely than State-owned bridges to be structurally deficient (12.8 percent compared to 9.0 percent).
In January 2018, OSC initiated its series of audits to determine whether the MTA and constituent agencies have appropriate oversight and monitoring controls over homeless outreach services on MTA properties and whether they have met the goal of maintaining a safe, secure transit environment by assisting homeless individuals to appropriate shelters off MTA properties.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) operates the largest and most diverse transportation system in the nation, and keeping it secure entails significant challenges.
On February 27, 2008, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) released a proposed capital program for 2008-2013.
Over the past 12 years, the three largest operating agencies of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (i.e., New York City Transit, the Long Island Rail Road, and the Metro-North Railroad) paid out more than $1.1 billion on 86,875 claims for personal injury or property damage. The claims were filed by passengers, employees, motorists, and others.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is facing a serious fiscal crisis.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) operates the largest and most diverse transportation system in the nation, and keeping it secure entails significant challenges.
The Governor and State Legislature have taken important steps to stabilize the operating budget of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and to fund its next five-year capital program.
The MTA’s commuter railroads, bridges, and tunnels have been largely restored to a state of good repair, with some exceptions. The subway system has made substantial progress, but there is a large backlog of needed investments.
