Metro News Release
For immediate release: January 5, 2011
Metro sets January weekend track maintenance schedule
Work planned on the Red, Blue, Orange and Green lines aimed at maintaining state of good repair
This month, in addition to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Weekend closure of the Foggy Bottom-GWU Metrorail station on the Blue and Orange Line, Metro will also conduct major weekend track work on the Red and Green lines to maintain the rail system in a state of good repair and help improve service reliability. During the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Weekend, all projects will begin at 10 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 14, and conclude on Monday, Jan. 17 at closing. For all other weekend projects, they will begin at 10 p.m. Friday night and conclude Sunday at closing.
Friday, Jan. 7 to Sunday, Jan. 9
Red Line Track Maintenance – Metrorail customers traveling between the Friendship Heights and Van Ness-UDC Metrorail stations should add 20 minutes to their travel times while Metro replaces rail, repairs tunnel leaks, and installs communications cables in support of expanded cell phone coverage throughout the Metrorail system. This work is necessary to maintain reliable service through that area. Trains will share one track between these locations from 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, to closing on Sunday, Jan. 9.
Metrorail customers traveling between the New York Avenue-Florida Avenue-Gallaudet U and Rhode Island Avenue-Brentwood Metrorail stations should also add 20 minutes to their travel time to allow personnel to make station improvements to maintain reliable service through that area. Trains will share one track between these locations from 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, to closing on Sunday, Jan. 9.
This portion of vital work between the New York Avenue-Florida Avenue-Gallaudet U and Rhode Island Avenue-Brentwood Metrorail stations is part of the Red Line rehabilitation project, which is extending the lifecycle of the track and related systems by rebuilding those areas.
Blue Line Track Maintenance -- Metrorail customers traveling between the Stadium-Armory and Addison Road-Seat Pleasant Metrorail stations should add 30 minutes to their travel time to allow Metro to replace concrete slabs underneath the rails to help ensure more reliable service and a state of good repair. Trains will share one track between these locations from 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, to closing (midnight) on Sunday, Jan. 9.
Blue Line Single Tracking -- Metrorail customers traveling between the Braddock Road and Van Dorn Street Metrorail stations should add 30 minutes to their travel time because of maintenance work related to the Wilson Bridge Project. Trains will share one track between these locations from 11 p.m., Friday, Jan. 7 to closing on Sunday, Jan. 9.
Friday, Jan. 14, to Monday, Jan. 17
Blue and Orange Line Switch Replacement – There will be no Orange or Blue Line service between the Rosslyn and Farragut West Metrorail stations and the Foggy Bottom-GWU Metrorail station will be closed during the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Weekend from 10 p.m., Friday, Jan. 14, to closing on Monday, Jan. 17. To comply with an NTSB recommendation, Metro will replace four track switches at the Foggy Bottom-GWU Metrorail station. Metro will also use the weekend to install communications cables in support of expanded cell phone coverage between the Rosslyn and Court House Metrorail stations and conduct escalator and station maintenance. The Blue and Orange lines will be split in two sections. The Blue Line will operate between the Franconia-Springfield and Rosslyn Metrorail stations and between the Largo Town Center and Farragut West Metrorail stations. The Orange Line will operate between the Vienna-Fairfax/GMU and Rosslyn Metrorail stations and between the New Carrollton and Farragut West Metrorail stations.
Free shuttle buses will be offered to replace Orange and Blue Line service between the Rosslyn and Farragut West Metrorail stations from 10 p.m., Friday, Jan. 14 to closing on Monday, Jan. 17. Customers should add an extra 40 minutes to travel through the impacted area.
Orange Line Dulles Extension – Metrorail customers traveling between the East Falls Church and West Falls Church-VT/UVA Metrorail stations should add 20 minutes to their travel to allow the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project to conduct major construction activities that will eventually connect the new rail line to the existing Metrorail system. Trains will share one track between these locations from 10 p.m., Friday, Jan. 14 to closing on Monday, Jan. 17.
Blue Line Single Tracking -- Metrorail customers traveling between the Braddock Road and Van Dorn Street Metrorail stations should add 30 minutes to their travel time because of maintenance work related to the Wilson Bridge Project. Trains will share one track between these locations from 11 p.m., Friday, Jan. 14 to closing on Monday, Jan. 17.
Red Line Track Maintenance -- Metrorail customers traveling between the Friendship Heights and Van Ness-UDC Metrorail stations should add 20 minutes to their travel times because Metro will install new rail fasteners, repair tunnel leaks and install new bumpy tiles on the station platform at the Tenleytown Metrorail station. This work is necessary to maintain reliable service through that area. Trains will share one track between these locations from 10 p.m. Friday, Jan 14, to closing on Monday, Jan. 17.
Metrorail customers traveling between the New York Avenue-Florida Avenue-Gallaudet U and Rhode Island Avenue-Brentwood Metrorail stations should add 20 minutes to their travel time to allow personnel to conduct track and station work that will help improve reliable service through that area. Trains will share one track between these locations from 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14, to closing on Monday, Jan. 17. This portion of vital work on the Red Line between the New York Avenue-Florida Avenue-Gallaudet U and Rhode Island Avenue-Brentwood Metrorail stations is part of the comprehensive Red Line rehabilitation project, which is extending the lifecycle of the track and related systems by rebuilding those areas.
Friday, Jan. 21 to Sunday, Jan. 23
Red Line Track Maintenance -- Metrorail customers traveling between the Friendship Heights and Medical Center Metrorail stations should add 30 minutes to their travel times because Metro will replace fasteners, repair tunnel leaks and install communications cables in support of expanded cell phone coverage throughout the Metrorail system. This work is necessary to maintain reliable service through that area. Trains will share one track between these locations from 10 p.m. Friday, Jan 21, to closing on Sunday, Jan. 23.
Orange Line Dulles Extension – Metrorail customers traveling between the East Falls Church and West Falls Church-VT/UVA Metrorail stations should add 20 minutes to their travel while Metro replaces rail and insulators and allows the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project to conduct major construction activities that will eventually connect the new rail line to the existing Metrorail system. Trains will share one track between these locations from 10 p.m., Friday, Jan. 21 to closing on Sunday, Jan. 23.
Green Line Track Maintenance – Metrorail customers traveling between the Navy Yard and Anacostia Metrorail stations should add 20 minutes to their travel time because Metro will install new rail in that area. Trains will share one track between these locations from 10 p.m. Friday, Jan 21, to closing on Sunday, Jan. 23.
Friday, Jan. 28 to Sunday, Jan. 30
Red Line Track Maintenance -- Metrorail customers traveling between the Friendship Heights and Van Ness-UDC Metrorail stations should add 20 minutes to their travel times while Metro replaces rail, fasteners, repairs tunnel leaks, and installs communications cables in support of expanded cell phone coverage throughout the Metrorail system. This work is necessary to maintain reliable service through that area. Trains will share one track between these locations from 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28, to closing on Sunday, Jan. 30.
Metrorail customers traveling between the New York Avenue-Florida Avenue-Gallaudet U and Rhode Island Avenue-Brentwood Metrorail stations should also add 20 minutes to their travel time to allow personnel to make station improvements to maintain reliable service through that area. Trains will share one track between these locations from 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28, to closing on Sunday, Jan. 30.
This portion of vital work between the New York Avenue-Florida Avenue-Gallaudet U and Rhode Island Avenue-Brentwood Metrorail stations is part of the Red Line rehabilitation project, which is extending the lifecycle of the track and related systems by rebuilding those areas.
Orange Line Dulles Extension – Metrorail customers traveling between the East Falls Church and West Falls Church-VT/UVA Metrorail stations should add 20 minutes to their travel while Metro replaces rail and insulators and allows the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project to conduct major construction activities that will eventually connect the new rail line to the existing Metrorail system. Trains will share one track between these locations from 10 p.m., Friday, Jan. 28 to closing on Sunday, Jan. 30.
Blue Line Track Maintenance -- Metrorail customers traveling between the Stadium-Armory and Addison Road-Seat Pleasant Metrorail stations should add 30 minutes to their travel time to allow Metro to replace concrete slabs underneath the rails to help ensure more reliable service and a state of good repair. Trains will share one track between these locations from 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28, to closing (midnight) on Sunday, Jan. 30.
Blue Line Single Tracking -- Metrorail customers traveling between the Braddock Road and Van Dorn Street Metrorail stations should add at least 30 minutes to their travel time because of maintenance work related to the Wilson Bridge Project. Trains will share one track between these locations from 11 p.m., Friday, Jan. 28 to closing on Sunday, Jan. 30.
Please note, this schedule is subject to change. Metro riders can visit www.metroopensdoors.com at the end of each month to see the following month’s schedule of work. Metro will continue to issue news releases each Thursday as a reminder to provide updates about any last minute weekend track maintenance schedule changes.
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News release issued at 4:38 pm, January 5, 2011.