Metro News Release
For immediate release: May 30, 2008
New Metro audiocast available online
The newest Metro audiocast, dated May 30, 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 weekend track work that will cause delays of up to 30 minutes on the Blue, Orange and Red lines and 45 minutes on the Yellow and Green Lines. The four-weekend switch replacement project at the Mt Vernon Sq/7th St-Convention Center Metrorail station, now in its third weekend, will cause significant delays on the Yellow and Green lines, as trains share a single track between the L’Enfant Plaza and Mt Vernon Sq/7th St-Convention Center Metrorail stations. The audiocast also includes information about Metrobus route detours and current elevator rehabilitation projects.
Details about upcoming public information sessions for MetroAccess door-to-door service also are included in the audiocast. Metro will host the first of three sessions on Saturday, May 31, to provide an overview and answer questions about the change in service.
The audiocast also includes information about the Washington Mystics basketball game at Verizon Center, 2008 Philippine Festival on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington Nationals baseball games at Nationals Park, DC United soccer games at RFK Stadium, Sounds in the Square at Farragut Square Park and how to get there via Metrorail or Metrobus.
Listeners can send comments and suggestions for future audiocasts to ontrack@wmata.com.
Online users can download 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.
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News release issued at 11:14 am, May 30, 2008.