Metro News Release

For immediate release: November 8, 2010

Metro successfully completes weekend track work

All Metrorail stations reopened on-time Monday

All Metrorail stations opened on time today after successful weekend track projects that took place during the weekend.

This past weekend, Metro made preliminary repairs to the stabilize the ground, the abutment and aerial structure outside the Cheverly Metrorail station because a developer performed work on land adjacent to Metro property that shifted the ground and caused movement of Metro’s aerial structure. Metro also installed new track circuits outside the Stadium-Armory Metrorail station, to comply with a National Transportation Safety Board recommendation. In addition, Metro replaced 4,290 feet of track, 680 insulators, 2,418 rail ties, 650 track fasteners and two track switches at the New Carrollton Metrorail station and conducted platform repairs at the Minnesota Avenue Metrorail station.

Free shuttle buses enabled customers to get past work zones and were busy throughout the weekend. Approximately 27,934 customers used the shuttle buses to help complete their trips during the entire weekend.

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News release issued at 9:47 am, November 8, 2010.