Project's Phase 2 would extend the line 1.8 miles into Manhattan/s East Harlem section.

Applicants can include transit authorities, state and local government agencies, academic institutions and other organizations.

The program funds planning, engineering and development of projects to improve transit services in historically disadvantaged communities.

The Federal Transit Administration OKed the NJ-NY crossing to advance to the engineering phase of its Capital Investment Grants program.

After a dozen years that included a successful tunneling feat and an unusual arrangement for station work, a 1.7-mile, $1.9-billion extension of San Francisco’s Central Subway wrapped up this month.

Second Avenue expansion in Manhattan would go out to bid for first two construction contracts this year, said MTA.

South Shore Line double track project plan calls for improvements along a 26-mile corridor between Gary and Michigan City.

The Federal Transit Administration says there are still more than 900 U.S. public transit stations that are not fully accessible.

Officials estimate that more than 900 stations at 17 "legacy" transit systems are not yet fully accessible to people with disabilities.

The top five states to receive DOT transit funding—N.Y., Calif., Ill., N.J., Texas—will get more than a quarter of the total amount.