The safety oversight group overseeing Metro now has a layer of teeth to force the transit agency to fix safety problems: money. Top officials from Maryland, Virginia and the District have agreed to suspend or cancel their funding of Metro’s infrastructure costs if the transit agency fails to resolve safety concerns brought up by the Tri-State Oversight Committee.
“We don’t anticipate this is the type of thing that is going to be used, and we hope it is never going to be used,” TOC Chairman Matthew Bassett said.
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