Metro News Release

For immediate release: November 16, 2006

Metro Weekend Work to Impact Service

Track maintenance on the Red, Yellow, and Green lines and a major switch replacement project on the Orange Line will cause travel delays this weekend.

Orange Line Track Maintenance

Starting Friday, November 17, at 10 p.m., and concluding Sunday, November 19, at midnight, Orange Line trains will share one track between the New Carrollton and Cheverly Metrorail stations due to switch replacement work at the New Carrollton Metrorail station. To help expedite the flow of passenger rail service, every other Orange Line train will terminate at the Cheverly Metrorail station and return to the Vienna/Fairfax-GMU Metrorail station. Passengers traveling along this portion of the Orange Line should add 30 to 40 minutes of travel time.

Yellow and Green Line Track Maintenance

Starting Friday, November 17, at 10 p.m., and concluding Sunday, November 19, at midnight, all Yellow and Green Line trains will share one track between the Mt. Vernon Square/7th Street-Convention Center and Waterfront-SEU Metrorail stations due to track maintenance. Passengers traveling on this portion of the Yellow and Green Line should add 15 to 20 minutes of travel time.

Red Line Track Maintenance

Starting Saturday, November 18, at 10 p.m., and concluding Sunday, November 19, at 10 a.m., Red Line trains will share one track between the Rhode Island Avenue-Brentwood and Takoma Metrorail stations due to the track maintenance. Passengers traveling along this portion of the Red Line should add 15 minutes of travel time.

Green Line Rail Car Tests

On Saturday, November18, and Sunday, November 19, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Green Line trains will share one track between the Greenbelt and College Park Metrorail stations while Metro tests railcars. Passengers traveling along this portion of the Green Line should add 10 minutes of travel time.

News release issued on November 16, 2006.