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Final ruleTook effect July 6, 2026

Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register June 4, 2026. Document 2026-11270. Updated Nov. 10, 2026.

What it does

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is publishing a final rule amending the Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection (RWP) regulation. This final rule extends the time period for State Safety Oversight Agencies (SSOA) to report RWP programs to FTA and allows SSOAs to complete annual audits simultaneously with other required audits.

The Federal Transit Administration's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

49 CFR 671

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Federal Transit Administration has published 5 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 7 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 2132-AB57 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

This rule is effective July 6, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-11270
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesTransportation Department; Federal Transit Administration
PublishedJune 4, 2026
Effective dateJuly 6, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)2132-AB57
DocketFTA-2025-0008

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register