WMATA completes weekend trackwork

The scheduled track overhaul on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s Blue and Orange Line that interrupted service between the Rosslyn and Farragut West Metrorail stations and closed the Foggy Bottom-GWU Metrorail station during the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Weekend was completed successfully and all stations reopened on time. 

 This past weekend, Metro replaced four track switches, which comprised the entire rail interlocking at the Foggy Bottom-GWU Metrorail station, which was a National Transportation Safety Board recommendation to improve rail system safety. Metro also improved cell phone coverage on the Orange Line, single-tracked trains on the Orange Line to continue work for the rail extension to Dulles and made safety improvements on the Red Line. 

 During the Presidents Day Holiday Weekend of Feb. 18 to 21, there will be no Blue and Orange Line service between the Metro Center and L’Enfant Plaza Metrorail stations as Metro replaces four track switches, to comply with a National Transportation Safety Board recommendation. The track switch replacement comprises the entire rail interlocking between the Federal Triangle and Smithsonian Metrorail stations. The Federal Triangle and Smithsonian Metrorail stations will be closed during the Presidents Day Holiday Weekend.