NEW YORK (WABC) — The Trump administration has tapped the previous head of the New York Metropolis Transit system to supervise the federal rebuilding of Penn Station.
Former NYCT President Andy Byford will reportedly lead the Penn Station redevelopment plans after the Trump administration took over $7 billion makeover mission in April.
Byford started his tenure as NYCT President in 2018, after beforehand serving because the CEO of the Toronto Transit Fee, a place he held for 5 years. He got here to the MTA at a time when the subways had been coping with mounting delays, cash points and questions on mismanagement.
In January of 2020, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority introduced that Byford can be stepping down from his function after two years on the job.
In an announcement on Friday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul mentioned she spoke with President Donald Trump final weekend concerning the path ahead for Penn Station, together with Byford’s appointment.
“I am very happy to be working with the newly-appointed Andy Byford, who has a distinguished profession in transit and infrastructure, and hope he is ready to use these expertise to ship a stupendous, on-time, federally funded Penn Station renovation that New Yorkers could be pleased with,” mentioned Hochul within the assertion. “As I mentioned weeks in the past, I’m grateful to see the federal authorities taking full management over Penn Station renovations – permitting us to redeploy $1.2 billion in State funds that had beforehand been allotted towards this mission.”
Final month, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy advised the MTA that the Federal Railroad Administration will substitute the company with Amtrak, the proprietor of Penn Station.
“The MTA’s historical past of inefficiency, waste, and mismanagement additionally meant {that a} new method is required. By placing taxpayers first, we’re making certain each greenback is spent correctly to create a transit hub all People can take pleasure in,” Duffy mentioned.
On the time, Hochul referred to as the federal takeover of the mission a win, as state plans to renovate have been slowed since first proposed in 2023.
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