Federal Transit Administration Ends Its Safety Oversight of the MBTA
Massachusetts State Transportation Building, Allen's Alley, Downtown Crossing, Downtown, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02111, United States
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins84% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 84%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterStated as fact, per the Governor's release on mass.gov[4]: "On September 11, 2026, the FTA issued a letter to the DPU, formally closing the final special directive".
The FTA closed its last special directive on 11 September 2026, ending four years of federal supervision of MBTA safety that began after a string of derailments, runaway trains and a Red Line death in 2022.