Metro WMATA Safetrack Plan

 

After many safety issues the past several years, Metro’s General Manager/CEO Paul J. Wiedefeld decided to close down a fair portion of the system to get repairs done quickly and safely. While this will bring inconvenience the next year, it is better than putting the public safety in jeopardy for the next three years which is the estimate without the massive shutdowns.

What’s New:

• Repairs start at 8 PM Monday through Friday
• Some repairs occur during weekdays 10 AM – 3:30 PM
• Metro service ends at midnight on Fridays and Saturdays
• Enact Safety Surges – long shutdowns or single tracking during rush hour for critical sections

The conclusion: although there will be shuttle buses available for closed stations, use alternative travel methods if you are able to or ask for permission to telework. I suggest taking the MARC train!

The Official Schedule:

1. June 4 - 16 (13 days)- Continuous single tracking between East Falls Church & Ballston
2. June 18 - July 3 (16 days)-Line segment shutdown between Eastern Market & Minnesota Ave/Benning Road
3. July 5 - 11 (7 days)-Line segment shutdown between National Airport & Braddock Road
4. July 12 - 18 (7 days)-Line segment shutdown between National Airport & Pentagon City
5. July 20 - 31 (12 days)-Continuous single tracking between East Falls Church & Ballston
6. August 1 - 7 (7 days)-Continuous single tracking between Takoma & Silver Spring
7. August 9 - 18 (10 days)-Continuous single tracking between Shady Grove & Twinbrook
8. August 8 20 - September 5 (17 days)-Continuous single tracking between Franconia-Springfield & Van Dorn St
9. September 9 - October 20 (42 days)-Continuous single tracking between Vienna & West Falls Church
10. October 10 - November 1 (23 days)-Line segment shutdown between NoMa & Fort Totten
11. November 3 - 11 (9 days)-Continuous single tracking between West Falls Church & East Falls Church (Starts 10PM November 2)
12. November 12 - December 6 (25 days)-Continuous single tracking between Greenbelt & College Park
13. December 7 - 24 (18 days)-Line segment shutdown between Pentagon & Rosslyn (Except Morning of Saturday, December 17)
14. January 2 - 13 & January 23 - February 3 (24 days)-Continuous single tracking between Braddock Rd & Huntington/Van Dorn Street (Starts 10PM January 22)
15. March 6 - 19 (14 days)-Continuous single tracking between West Falls Church & East Falls Church

(c) WMATA

Source:

http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/news/PressReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=6105

http://www.wmata.com/Images/Mrel/MF_Uploads/surgesched.pdf