OpportunityTitle: Rail Transit Track Inspection Pilot Project
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: State and local government agencies, public and private transit agencies, universities, non-profit organizations, consultants, legally constituted public agencies, operators of public transportation services, and private for-profit organizations
Description: FTA-2011-022-TRI is a demonstration project which has two main objectives: 1) to improve the safety of transit workers, specifically right-of-way safety for rail transit workers through demonstration of advanced track inspection techniques that limits the inspector&#239;&#191;&#189;s exposure to rail right of way by visually inspecting the condition of the tracks from a safe location and; 2) enhances the quality of inspection by increasing the inspection frequency and reporting of defects.FTA seeks applications to demonstrate innovative technologies that support the achievement of these objectives.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Royweishun Chen email
GrantorContactText: Roy Chen; 202-366-0462 &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager &lt;br/&gt;Federal Transit Administration  &lt;br/&gt;Office of Research &lt;br/&gt;1200 New Jersey Ave., SE &lt;br/&gt;4th Floor - East Building - Rm E43-440 &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20590