D.C. Metro schedules weekend work on Orange, Yellow, Green lines
Written by jrood
August 13-15, Metro in the Washington, D.C., area, will upgrade its track on the Orange, Yellow and Green lines to improve reliability and service. As a result of this crucial work, which is critical to maintain the railroad in a state of good repair, riders can expect delays of up to 30 minutes.
Orange Line Track
Maintenance.
Metrorail customers traveling between the Vienna/Fairfax-GMU and
West Falls Church-VT/UVA Metrorail stations should add at least 30 minutes to
their travel time because Metro will replace crossties and weld new rail on the
tracks in that area to maintain a state of good repair. Trains will share one
track between these locations the entire weekend from 10 p.m. Friday, August
13, to closing (midnight) on Sunday, August 15.
Yellow and Green Line
Track Maintenance.
Metrorail customers traveling between the Fort Totten and
Prince George’s Plaza Metrorail stations should add at least 20 minutes to
their travel time to allow Metro to trim weeds along the tracks. Trains will
share one track between these locations from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday,
August 14, and 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 15.
During this timeframe,
all Yellow Line trains will operate between the Huntington and Mt-Vernon Sq-7th
St/Convention Center Metrorail stations.
