Metro News Release
For immediate release: July 19, 2012
Metro weekend track work July 20-22, 2012
Buses replace Red Line trains between Grosvenor & Friendship Heights; Single tracking on portions of the Green, Blue and Orange lines as rebuilding continues
Metro's rebuilding efforts will continue over the weekend of July 20-22 on the Red, Green, Blue and Orange lines. The work will begin at 10 p.m. Friday and continue through system closing on Sunday.
Buses will replace Red Line trains between Grosvenor and Friendship Heights stations to allow for rail renewal/replacement, structural repairs, tunnel leak mitigation and related improvements. Medical Center and Bethesda stations will be closed. Red Line trains will operate in two segments -- between Shady Grove and Grosvenor and between Friendship Heights and Glenmont -- every 10 minutes between 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. and at regular weekend intervals at other times. Customers traveling through the work zone should allow about 30 minutes of additional travel time. View advisory
Please note: Buses will also replace trains on this segment of the Red Line during the weekends of July 27-29 and August 10-12.
Green Line trains will single track between Fort Totten and Prince George's Plaza to allow for track maintenance, tie and fastener renewal and third-rail power improvements throughout the weekend, every 16 minutes. Customers should allow about 10 minutes of additional travel time. As a result of the work zone, all Yellow Line trains will operate between Huntington and Mount Vernon Square only. Customers traveling to/from stations north of Mount Vernon Square should use Green Line trains to complete their trip. View Advisory
News release issued at 1:55 pm, July 19, 2012.