Metro News Release

For immediate release: April 1, 2010

10th Street side of U St/African –Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo Metrorail station entrance temporarily closed

13th Street entrance remains open

Metro has temporarily closed the 10th Street entrance of the U St/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo Metrorail station on the Green Line for emergency maintenance needed on the entrance escalators. The station remains open and customers can use the 13th and U Street entrance.

Metro officials closed the 10th Street entrance at 3:05 p.m. Metro’s Department of Elevators and Escalators is on scene and making the necessary repairs.

For additional information on Metrorail elevator and escalator work, visit http://www.wmata.com/rail/elevators_escalators/.

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News release issued at 3:49 pm, April 1, 2010.