Mass Transit: Status of New Starts Transit Projects With Full Funding Grant Agreements

RCED-99-240 Published: Aug 19, 1999. Publicly Released: Aug 19, 1999.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO assessed the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) new starts program, focusing on identifying those projects that have experienced changes in their baseline cost estimates and the reason for the changes.

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Topics

Auditing and Financial Management

Construction costsCost analysisCost overrunsFederal aid for transportationFederal grantsGrant monitoringMass transit fundingSchedule slippagesLight rail transitCost estimates