Kroll Bond Rating Agency has assigned a long term rating of AA+ to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Transportation Revenue Bonds, Series 2017A in an approximate amount of $200 million. The Bonds will be sold during the week of January 16, 2017. KBRA has also assigned a long term rating of AA+ to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Variable Rate Refunding Bonds, Subseries 2002D-2a (Floating Rate Tender Notes) in an approximate amount of $100 million. The remarketing is scheduled for the week of January 24, 2017.

KBRA also affirms the long-term rating of AA+ with a Stable outlook on the outstanding MTA Transportation Revenue Bonds, except for bonds backed by a letter of credit or liquidity facility. KBRA’s long-term rating for MTA is based on the U.S. Public Toll Roads, Bridges, & Tunnels Rating Methodology, published on November 1, 2012. Please see our rating report published on May 8, 2015, Metropolitan Transportation Authority Transportation Revenue Bonds, for a full discussion of the credit.

KBRA has assigned a short-term rating of K1+ to the MTA’s Transportation Revenue Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 2017A in an approximate amount ranging from $500 million to $700 million. The short-term rating is based on MTA’s long term rating of AA+. KBRA issuers rated in the AA- to AAA range are assigned a corresponding short term rating of K1+.

KBRA also affirms the short-term rating of K1+ on the outstanding MTA Transportation Revenue Bond Anticipation Notes. MTA expects to issue the BANs during the week of January 30, 2017.

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