Federal Transit Administration Waives Buy America Requirements for LIRR Track Turnout Components

Summary

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is seeking public comment on a request from the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) to waive Buy America requirements for components of high-speed track turnouts in three projects: the 2015 State of Good Repair Program, the East Side Access Project, and the Jamaica Capacity Improvement Project. The waiver would apply only to FTA-funded procurements in these projects, with the turnouts to be manufactured in the United States.