Washington, D.C., Metro sets June weekend track maintenance schedule
Written by jrood
Each weekend in June, there will be major track work taking place to address Metro's priority of maintaining a state of good repair on the Red, Blue and Green lines. In addition, construction work on the extension of rail to Dulles will take place on the Orange Line. All of June's weekend projects will impact travel times and cause delays.
Friday, June 4, to Sunday,
June 6.
Orange Line — There will be no train service between the East Falls
Church and West Falls Church-VT/UVA Metrorail stations on Saturday, June 5 and
Sunday, June 6 as the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project undertakes major
construction activities that will eventually connect the new rail line to the
existing Metrorail system.
During the weekend, the Dulles Corridor Metrorail
Project will perform construction on a pier located east of the West Falls
Church-VT/UVA Metrorail station, drive piles outside of the right-of-way fence
along the I-66 west and eastbound lanes and replace ties on the tracks. All of
this work is necessary to connect the new rail line to the Orange Line.
To
help people get around the construction zone,
Friday, June 11, to
Sunday, June 13
Orange Line. — There will be no train service between the
East Falls Church and West Falls Church-VT/UVA Metrorail stations on June 12-13
as the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project undertakes major construction
activities that will eventually connect the new rail line to the existing
Metrorail system.
During the weekend, the Dulles Corridor Metrorail
Project will perform construction on a pier located east of the West Falls
Church-VT/UVA Metrorail station, drive piles outside of the right-of-way fence
along the I-66 west and eastbound lanes and replace ties on the tracks.
Red Line — Metrorail
customers traveling between the New York Ave-Florida Ave-Gallaudet U and Rhode
Island Ave-Brentwood Metrorail stations should add at least 20 minutes to their
travel time because Metro will be conducting necessary maintenance on a portion
of elevated tracks that cross a bridge outside the Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood
Metrorail station in order to maintain reliable service through that area of
the track by keeping it in a state of good repair. Trains will share one track
between these locations the entire weekend
Friday, June 18, to
Sunday, June 20.
Red Line — Metrorail customers traveling between the Shady
Grove and Twinbrook Metrorail stations should add at least 30 minutes to their
travel time because Metro will be making necessary repairs to the 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.
Red Line — Metrorail
customers traveling between the New York Ave-Florida Ave-Gallaudet U and Rhode
Island Ave-Brentwood Metrorail stations should add at least 20 minutes to their
travel time because Metro will be conducting maintenance on a portion of
elevated tracks that cross a bridge outside the Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood
Metrorail station. Trains will share one track between these locations the
entire weekend.
Friday, June 25, to
Sunday, June 27.
Blue Line — Metrorail customers traveling between the
Stadium-Armory and Addison Road-Seat Pleasant Metrorail stations should add at
least 30 minutes to their travel time to allow Metro to replace concrete slabs
underneath the rails. Trains will share one track between these locations from
10 p.m., Friday, June 25, to closing (midnight) on Sunday, June 27.
