D.C. Metro to replace track switch to comply with NTSB recommendation
Written by jrood
Washington, D.C., Metro will close two Blue and Orange Line stations and there will be no Blue and 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
and 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, at 5 a.m.
To help riders get through
the work zone, Metro will operate free shuttle buses around the station
closures.
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. In addition, Metro will conduct several additional projects in
the area of the closure to maximize the amount of work to be done while there
are no trains in the area.
Columbus Day Weekend Blue
and Orange Line Metrorail Service.
The Blue and Orange Lines will each be
split in two sections throughout the three-day Columbus Day Holiday Weekend.
Blue Line trains will operate between the Franconia-Springfield and Foggy Bottom
Metrorail stations and between the Largo Town Center and Federal Triangle
Metrorail stations. Orange Line trains also will operate in two sections,
between the Vienna-Fairfax/GMU and Foggy Bottom Metrorail stations and between
the New Carrollton and Federal Triangle Metrorail stations.
