Weekend Track Work on Red, Orange and Blue Lines

Metro issued this release about weekend trackwork on the Orange, Red and Blue lines: 

"Efforts to rebuild the Metrorail system will continue this weekend on the Red, Orange and Blue lines. The work will begin around 10 p.m. Friday, July 1, and continue through closing on Saturday, July 2. 

There will be no scheduled track maintenance on Sunday, July 3 or Monday, July 4, for the benefit of customers attending Independence Day activities throughout the region. 

Customers should take note of the following service impacts: 

Red Line 
• On Friday, July 1, from 10 p.m. through closing, Red Line trains will share one track between the New York Avenue and Rhode Island Avenue stations as Metro smoothes the surface of the rails and conducts bridge rehabilitation work at near Rhode Island Avenue. 
• On Saturday, July 2, from 7 a.m. to midnight, Red Line trains will share one track between the Rhode Island Avenue and Fort Totten stations as Metro smoothes the surface of the rails. Then, from midnight until 3 a.m. (early Sunday morning), Red Line trains will share one track between the Fort Totten and Takoma stations as Metro smoothes the surface of the rails. 
• Red Line customers should allow about 20 minutes of additional travel time. 

Orange and Blue Lines 
• Beginning at 10 p.m. Friday, July 1, and continuing all day Saturday, July 2, through closing, Orange and Blue Line trains will share one track between Eastern Market and Stadium Armory stations as Metro replaces rail fasteners to provide a smoother ride. 
• On Saturday, July 2, Blue and Orange Line trains will depart endpoint terminals about every 20 minutes. 
• Blue and Orange Line customers should allow about 20 minutes of additional travel time. 

The Trip Planner on Metro’s website will not reflect the impact of this work on schedules. For more information on traveling by Metrobus or Metrorail, customers may call 202-637-7000 or TTY 202-638-3780, or visit metroopensdoors.com. 

Metro is advancing a six-year, $5 billion Capital Improvement Program (CIP) that is focused on safety and maintaining the Metro system in a state of good repair. In FY2012, the CIP includes projects such as replacing escalators; retrofitting track; replacing track circuitry, signs and chain markers on the right of way; rehabilitating third rail, running rail and track pads; rehabilitating 12 Metrorail stations; purchasing 150 new police radios; the replacement of 100 Metrobuses and the rehabilitation of 100 more; rehabilitating three bus garages; and installing 30 track turnouts. "