Online Tool Tracks Status, Timeline, and Budget for Projects Across Transit System
Redesigned Layout and Updated Features Help Users Explore Project Information
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Construction & Development (C&D) today launched a beta version of the redesigned Capital Program Dashboard, offering the public an easier and clearer way to track construction projects across the entire transit system: New York City Transit, Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, and Bridges and Tunnels. The dashboard allows users to monitor progress and see what is being built or replaced, where it is happening, what the budget is, how much has been spent, and when it will be completed.
“We are showing our work like no other government agency out there – a testament to the new MTA’s commitment to transparency,” said MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber. "With a Capital Plan that prioritizes critical but sometimes hard-to-see infrastructure repairs, it is important that this dashboard highlight the massive number and scale of projects underway across the system.”
“The challenge of tracking the progress and cost of transit work is an issue my office has consistently identified,” said New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “This dashboard shows the MTA is taking steps to make it easier to see the location, cost and progress of the MTA’s capital work. It’s my expectation that the MTA will expand the information available in this tool and that those who use it will be able to better understand how and where transit improvements are being made.”
“We’re always talking about delivering projects better, faster, and cheaper than ever before and now the public can see that for themselves,” said MTA Construction and Development President Jamie Torres-Springer. “This data gives riders and advocates real insight about what’s happening in their neighborhoods and how the MTA is advancing this Capital Program.”
“Transparent, reliable reporting is essential to demonstrate to New Yorkers that our transit system is operating efficiently and spending their tax dollars wisely,” said State Senator Leroy Comrie. “New Yorkers need to see that the MTA is accountable, this new Capital Program Dashboard brings real-time accountability to one of the largest infrastructure programs in the nation, giving riders, taxpayers and legislators a clear view of how projects are progressing and where investments are being made. I want to thank Comptroller DiNapoli, MTA Chair Janno Lieber and President Torres-Springer for their partnership in strengthening oversight and ensuring every capital dollar works for the people of New York.”
First introduced in 2010, the Dashboard has been redeveloped with modern web technology to better reflect how the MTA is rebuilding and modernizing the transit system – and how the Authority is using smart, innovative construction methods. With improved navigation, search fields, and filtering tools, the new dashboard empowers the public to better understand and engage with information surrounding the hundreds of transit construction projects throughout the New York region, including whether they are funded by the Congestion Relief Zone tolling program.
The dashboard currently includes all accessibility projects active in construction, projects in the procurement pipeline, and candidate locations for projects in the 2025-2029 Capital Plan. Additional projects and information will be added as C&D continues to refine features and functionality.
Key upgrades to the dashboard include:
- A new “Transit Service” view. This simplifies finding a project by grouping infrastructure projects by the transit routes they affect and a redesigned map that clearly shows where work is happening across the system. Users can click on a specific line to see the multiple projects that have been completed, underway, and planned across the entire route – ranging from accessibility upgrades, Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) installation, state-of-good-repair work and other station upgrades.
- A new “Initiatives” view. This allows users to see projects categorized by major priorities such as ‘Accessibility’ or ‘Resilience’. This also includes an initiative around Congestion Relief to allow users to see which projects have been enabled by the Central Business District Tolling Program.
- Real-world projects focused. The updated dashboard shifts the focus from using internal budget codes as the primary reporting structure to a way that makes more sense to the public – by project bundles that better reflect how we actually coordinate construction tasks, and contract and execute projects.
For detailed information about the Capital Program Dashboard including how it was developed, how to navigate all its features and more about the history of capital data reporting, see this three-part blog series, Behind the Capital Program. The MTA is also inviting users to provide feedback while the dashboard continues to be refined and uploaded with more projects.
“Reinvent Albany thanks the MTA for working with stakeholders to modernize how the public tracks capital improvements through a new capital project dashboard that is powered by open data,” said Rachael Fauss, Senior Policy Advisor for the watchdog group Reinvent Albany. “We look forward to using the MTA's dashboard and tracking progress on subway, bus, and commuter rail improvements – including those funded by congestion pricing.”
"Transparency is the cornerstone for building trust with the public and ensuring their dollars are being put to good use, and the new Capital Program Dashboard is crucial to that effort," said Lisa Daglian, Executive Director of the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA (PCAC). "Kudos to MTA Construction and Development for taking the constructive feedback of advocates and creating a new dashboard that will improve visibility into its projects. We look forward to using the new tool to continue to push for investment in transit for generations to come."
“I applaud the MTA for their commitment to openness with the release of this dashboard,” said Sarah M. Kaufman, Director, Rudin Center for Transportation. “Transparency is key to understanding the massive undertaking of maintaining and upgrading our transit infrastructure, and this tool ensures the public can hold the agency accountable as they build for the future.”
“The MTA's Capital Program Dashboard gives every New Yorker the ability to monitor critical investments funded in part by congestion pricing,” said Andrew Kittredge, BETA NYC Civic Innovation Lab Director. “We're pleased the MTA sought community feedback during its development and are glad to see increased usability as a result. The BetaNYC team and open data community look forward to celebrating this milestone during the 2026 edition of Open Data Week.”
“The MTA's new Capital Program Dashboard is a major step forward, allowing the public to better understand how projects are bundled, when and by how much schedules and budgets are adjusted, and track projects' progress over time,” said Andrew Rein, President, Citizens Budget Commission. “We commend the MTA for continuing to be more transparent about its capital work."