Metro announced the hiring of a new chief operating officer Tuesday who the agency said will lead efforts to end a train shortage and get Metrorail back to full service.
Dwyer will be responsible for managing daily operations of Metrorail, Metrobus, MetroAccess paratransit services and Metro Transit Police. The agency said his first priorities will be opening the long-delayed Silver Line extension to Dulles International Airport and Loudoun County, and overseeing bus service that will replace the Yellow Line for eight months starting in September as Metro rehabilitates a bridge and tunnel.
Dwyer last worked for three years at WSP, a multinational engineering and professional services consulting firm, where he was a vice president in the Transit and Rail division, Metro said.Before WSP, Dwyer served as vice president of the transportation and infrastructure division at STV Inc., a Pennsylvania-based engineering and consulting firm.
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