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From WMATA: 'Metro has announced plans for major capital construction over the next three years to modernize the Metrorail system, improve safety and reliability, and maintain a state of good repair. Planned closures are scheduled between summer 2024 and summer 2026, with additional construction planned over the winter holidays.
“Metro has announced plans for major capital construction over the next three years to modernize the Metrorail system, improve safety and reliability, and maintain a state of good repair. Planned closures are scheduled between summer 2024 and summer 2026, with additional construction planned over the winter holidays.
Glenmont, Wheaton, Forest Glen, Silver Spring and Takoma stations on the Red Line will be closed . The closure will continue through early September with the possibility of reducing the work zone to allow Takoma Station to reopen prior to the end of construction. The planned work includes upgrading the signaling system, installing communication and train control cables, and repairing the interlocking; which allows trains to cross from one track to the other outside the Takoma Station. Detailed service plans, including free express and local shuttle buses, are being developed and will be announced at least one month prior to the start of the closure. The work is being planned in coordination with the Maryland Transit Administration Purple Line Project to build a new mezzanine on the platform at Metro’s Silver Spring Station to provide easier access between Metro and the future MTA Purple Line. The Maryland Purple Line light rail line is not part of the Metrorail system, but building the new connection between the two will require the use of both tracks for an extended period and can’t be completed safely and timely with single tracking only. Additional work includes leak mitigation, automatic train control system replacements, traction power cables installation, drain pumping station replacement, tunnel standpipe replacement, and elevator and escalator maintenance. Improvements in planning and scheduling track work through summer, winter, and extended weekend outages instead of extensive single tracking, has also helped reduce the amount of planned service disruptions. In the past seven years, the impact to budgeted service declined by half to just four percent with more weekends free of track work on almost all lines.Farragut West, McPherson Sq, lower level of Metro Center , Federal Triangle, Smithsonian stations affectedIncludes 6,400 linear feet of grout pad and fastener replacementConstruction will require isolated closures, but not the full segment between all stations. Developing plans and analysis to close smaller segments and/or single tracking.System upgrades will bridge to potential next generation signaling systemSouthern Ave, Naylor Road, Suitland, and Branch Ave stations closed Install 52,000 linear feet of radio and ancillary fiber optic cable for communication and train control systemAlternative to planned work – seven months of consecutive weekend outagesInstall fiber optic cable for communication and train control systemInstall signals along tracks to support train control system upgradesConstruction to connect Maryland’s MDOT MTA Purple Line with the Bethesda Metrorail StationIf you have any animal/pet photos you’d like to share please send an email to princeofpetworthgmailcom with ‘Animal Fix’ in the title and say the name of your pet and…via Ivy and Coney Ezra asks: “where to find dc paczkis for Fat Tuesday! Halp!” Ivy and Coney always has a celebration with Paczki Day in… 🎉 Tonight, we invite you to the French Riviera, one of the most exciting places on earth – without ever boarding a plane! And celebrate Mardi Gras and the Carnival of Nice on French soil as we welcome you to a special evening at the Embassy of France! From the elegance of classical French culture to the most celebrated Rivera nightlife of the 21st Century, experience a special evening of fantastic French food, wine, music, and ambiance. Enjoy the flavors of Nice, Monaco, and St. Tropez in the beautiful and festive Maison Francaise at the French Embassy. An electrifying evening of drag extravagance featuring sensational performances from Rupaul’s Drag Race Season 12 Winner Jaida Essence Hall, Vanessa Vanjie Matteo, Mistress Isabelle Brooks and Luxx Noir London at The Howard Theatre on March 2! Your beloved D.C. queens- Cake Pop, Crystal Edge, Dreux Sidora and Crimsyn- open the show. Afterwards, LET LOOSE and dance the night away to infectious disco house beats spun by NYC’s DJ Boyyyish until 2:00am.You are invited to the United Methodist Women’s annual Book & Bake Sale later this month at National United Methodist Church, 3401 Nebraska Ave. NW.Join us for an exquisite evening of fine wine at the Josephine Butler Parks Center, an impressive two-story historical mansion designed by the D.C. renowned architect, George Oakley Totten Jr.
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