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FRA Railroad Bridge Safety Oversight under USDOT IG audit


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Posted 02 March 2015 - 08:29 PM

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Inspector General Auditing FRA's Railroad Bridge Safety Oversight

 

DOT's Office of Inspector General is launching an audit of the Federal Railroad Administration's oversight of railroad bridge safety. The OIG announcement stated that FRA records show during the past 10 years, 24 accidents caused by the misalignment or failure of railroad bridges resulted in 392 injuries. This audit aims to assess how well FRA is overseeing compliance with a its 2010 rule, issued in response to the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008, that requires railroad track owners to implement bridge management programs that address a variety of requirements, including performing bridge inspections at least annually and protecting bridges from overweight and oversize loads.

 

Mitchell Behm, assistant inspector general for Surface Transportation Audits, signed the announcement of the audit that was issued to FRA's administrator.

 

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