D.C. Metro sets weekend renovation Sept. 17-19
Written by jrood
September 17-19, Washington, D.C., Metro will upgrade its platforms and replace a track switch on the Red, Yellow and Green lines to improve long-term 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.
Red Line Platform
Rehabilitation.
Metrorail customers traveling between the Shady Grove and
Twinbrook Metrorail stations should add at least 30 minutes to their travel
time because Metro will repair the deteriorated platform at the Rockville
Metrorail station to return it to a state of good repair. Trains will share one
track between these locations the entire weekend from 8 p.m. Friday, September
17, to closing, (midnight) on Sunday, September 19.
Green and Yellow Line Track
Maintenance
Metrorail customers traveling between the Mt. Vernon Sq/7th
St-Convention Center and U St/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo Metrorail
stations should add at least 30 minutes to their travel times while Metro
officials will replace a track switch to improve rail system safety and weld
new rail outside the Mt. Vernon Sq/7th St-Convention Center Metrorail station.
The track switch replacement is work that has been recommended by the National
Transportation Safety Board. Trains will share one track between these
locations the entire weekend.
