D.C Metro schedules Columbus Day weekend work

Washington, D.C., Metro will close two Blue and Orange Line stations and there will be no Blue or Orange Line service at the Metro Center Metrorail station during the three-day Columbus Day Holiday Weekend from 10 p.m., Friday, Oct. 8, to closing on Monday, Oct. 11, as the agency undertakes a major rehabilitation and rebuilding project to improve safety, to comply with a recommendation made by the National Transportation Safety Board and maintain service reliability and a state of good repair.

The Farragut West and
McPherson Square Metrorail stations will be closed and there will be no Blue or
Orange Line service at the Metro Center Metrorail station during the Columbus
Day Holiday Weekend. Red Line service will continue through Metro Center.
Normal service will resume on Tuesday, Oct. 12. 

To help riders get through
the work zone, Metro will operate free shuttle buses around the station
closures. Customers should build an extra 40 minutes into their travel plans if
they need to pass through the work zone.

During the Columbus Day
weekend, Metro will replace four track switches, which comprise the entire rail
interlocking at the McPherson Square Metrorail station, which was an NTSB
recommendation. Metro will also install 215 new track fasteners; install new track,
install new tunnel safety lights, test emergency call-box phones, replace blue
emergency call box lights and repair water leaks in the tunnels.