SafeTrack Surge #5: East Falls Church to Ballston
WORK ZONE:
East Falls Church to Ballston, Continuous Single Tracking July 20 -31
SCOPE OF WORK:
Renewal of rail and power infrastructure on this portion of the Orange and Silver lines, including crossties, fasteners, and power cables
The critical tasks completed during the surge include:
- Welded 24 joints on the rail, improving ride quality and safety
- Replaced over 1400 crossties
- Replaced over 4600 linear feet of rail
- Replaced over 2300 fasteners and almost 500 studs, some of which were original components
- Repaired over 75 power cables