Federal transportation officials will announce the $1.7 billion program Tuesday, on the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
, it is scheduled to be announced during Tuesday’s 32nd anniversary of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act that required accessible, barrier-free construction of buildings and other public facilities. ASAP would retrofit older subway, rail and light rial stations on 17 so-called “legacy” transit systems with stations built before ADA and not covered by the law’s requirements.
Retrofitting existing stations, many built during the early twentieth century, is both challenging and expensive.to build high level platforms that people can step or roll a wheelchair directly on from a train, and to build elevators to street level at the Perth Amboy train station. That project was started earlier this year.
The program provides $343 million annually for five years through a competitive grant program that will require a 20% match from the agency, said Nuria Fernandez, FTA Administrator.
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