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Los Angeles Red Line: Financing Decisions Could Affect This and Other Los Angeles County Rail Capital Projects

RCED-96-147 Published: May 14, 1996. Publicly Released: Jun 13, 1996.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Red Line subway project, focusing on the: (1) project's estimated cost; (2) Authority's financing plans; and (3) Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) oversight of the project's quality control and assurance practices.

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Construction costsConstruction grantsCost overrunsFederal aid to localitiesIntergovernmental fiscal relationsProgram managementQuality assuranceQuality controlSubway constructionSubway trainsGovernment agency oversight