Metro News Release

For immediate release: March 21, 2008

New Metro audiocast available online

The newest Metro audiocast, dated March 21, is now available to customers on www.metroopensdoors.com and on iTunes. “On Track” offers listeners a summary of Metro-related news for the week, and provides an overview of how planned maintenance work or major events in the region may impact their weekend travel.

The “On Track” audiocast posted today tells listeners about Metrorail’s four-week suspension of scheduled weekend track work in time for the busy spring travel season. Additionally, the audiocast includes information about Metrobus detours, the start of the new NHI, National Harbor Line, Metrobus service on Sunday, March 23, and bus route changes in the District of Columbia and Virginia that take effect Sunday, March 30.

The audiocast provides information about the reopening of the elevator at Georgia Ave-Petworth Metrorail station, as well as Metro’s current elevator rehabilitation projects. It also includes information about Saturday’s NCAA Men’s College Basketball Tournament at the Verizon Center, and the sale of Washington Nationals commemorative SmarTrip cards.

Listeners can send comments and suggestions for future audiocasts to ontrack@wmata.com.

Online users can download the audiocasts from Metro’s Web site and listen on their computers or MP3 devices, such as an iPod or zune. In addition, the Metro audiocast is now available on iTunes. Search the podcast area of the iTune store for “On Track” in the title to find the Metro audiocast. Individuals can also subscribe on iTunes to automatically receive each week’s downloads.

To listen to this week’s audiocast, go to:
http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/news/audiocasts/default.cfm

News release issued at 3:39 pm, March 21, 2008.