The head of Washington, D.C.’s beleaguered Metrorail system recently told Congress his agency “had to move and move quickly” in launching an accelerated infrastructure maintenance program in 2016, despite lacking a budget or management plan to guide what could be a $118-million effort to restore the 118-mile system.

最近的一项美国政府问责局研究批评华盛顿大都会地区运输局如何计划和实施维修计划，称为Safetr新利18备用ack。但是，在3月29日在众议院政府运营小组委员会面前的听证会上，WMATA总经理保罗·威德菲尔德（Paul Wiedefeld）表示，该报告“并未明确表达该机构在2016年5月开始时面临的危机和安全挑战的真正水平”。

At that time, Metro was experiencing near-daily service disruptions, due partly to lax infrastructure maintenance, and the threat of a shutdown from then-U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.

GAO’s study said WMATA lacked sufficient track infrastructure data to set properly objectives and priorities. GAO criticized WMATA for not fully evaluating alternatives for carrying out SafeTrack “to determine which approach may have resulted in greater efficiencies, lower costs or less disruption for riders and local jurisdictions.”

Wiedefeldsaid WMATA is working to address GAO project management recommendations and adopting technologies to improve inspections and record-keeping. Later in April, the agency will present cost estimates for long-term system upkeep. SafeTrack costs and Metro’s declining ridership have widened the agency’s budget gap. WMATA will seek to bridge it with fare hikes, service cuts and layoffs, starting this summer.

小组委员会成员对帮助WMATA解决Wiedefeld称为“不可持续的”的资金模式表示兴趣，但仍然存在许多不确定性。该机构和关键工会地方尚未同意替换去年夏天到期的合同。

Localities that Metro serves have been wary about raising contributions to WMATA operations.