WMATA releases major trackwork calendar

Written by jrood

Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority released a major trackwork calendar that details its construction plans through this fiscal year. The calendar establishes the accelerated work plan to address National Transportation Safety Board recommendations and to get projects done quickly and safely. The calendar shows the date, affected stations, busing plan and a description of the work to be performed. WMATA's new approach to major trackwork calls for replacing trains with buses to contain the weekend inconvenience associated with out-of-service tracks. By isolating work zones, WMATA can operate near-normal weekend service levels elsewhere on a line where major trackwork is taking place. Using the new approach to trackwork will enable WMATA to complete NTSB-recommended track circuit replacement on the Red Line about 18 months sooner as opposed to late 2013 if the work only took place during non-revenue hours. WMATA will still use single tracking to perform trackwork for smaller projects on weekends and during midday and late night hours on weekdays. However, single tracking will not be planned on lines where buses are replacing trains. To view full calendar, visit wmata.com/trackwork.  

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