"It's very conservative, but protecting riders from a decline in service due to infrastructure that's been, for whatever reason, neglected or left unfixed and I think Albany folks recognize it," Lieber said.
"Honestly, I don't know," MTA Chair and President Janno Lieber told reporters when asked how much convincing he'll have to do as the governor and state lawmakers grapple with how to come up with the cash.
The MTA expects the feds to chip in $14 billion of the five years, around 19% of the plan.
Gov. Kathy Hochul and lawmakers need to find revenue to fill a $33 billion hole in the MTA's $68 billion five-year capital plan.
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