[MD-Sligo] FW: Metro advises Red Line customers of safety and capital improvements that will affect service starting in July

[Deborah]

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From: Metro News [mailto:pressrelease at metroalerts.info] 
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2021 1:34 PM
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Subject: Metro advises Red Line customers of safety and capital improvements that will affect service starting in July

As part of Metro’s investment in safety and reliability, construction will begin in July on the first of two major capital projects on the Red Line that will upgrade the tunnel ventilation system and repair deteriorating platform canopies. The work is expected to cause significant impacts for customers, with around-the-clock single tracking and station closures. 

Beginning Saturday, July 17, and continuing through Sunday, August 29, Metro and its contractor will install new, more powerful fans in the tunnels between Woodley Park and Cleveland Park as part of a pilot project to improve tunnel safety in the event of a smoke or fire emergency. 

The 24/7 schedule will help Metro reduce the duration of the project and minimize the impact to customers. During construction, trains will continuously single track between Dupont Circle and Van Ness.

Following the completion of the ventilation upgrades, Metro will begin work in September to replace the platform canopy at Rockville, with additional canopy repairs at Shady Grove. The steel and glass structures, original to construction in the 1980’s, are deteriorating. 

The canopy project will take three months and require the closure of the Rockville and Shady Grove stations from September 11 through December 4. Free shuttle bus service will be provided to/from the closed stations. 


For additional information, view full news release:
https://www.wmata.com/about/news/Red-Line-safety-and-capital-improvements.cfm
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