Metro introduced service updates on 10 bus routes beginning Sunday, September 13, including six routes in Maryland. According to Metro, the changes are intended to improve reliability and strengthen connections across the region.
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Purple Line construction will require overnight closures of the intersection of Wayne Ave and Fenton St in downtown Silver Spring beginning on or about Monday, September 14.
Major construction on the Red Line between North Bethesda and Friendship Heights will conclude this weekend, wrapping up nine weeks of work that began July 6.
Purple Line construction continues at multiple locations in Silver Spring and Long Branch, with temporary and long-term road, lane and sidewalk closures in effect.
WMATA has provided updated information about its ongoing Red Line construction project, which has suspended train service between North Bethesda and Friendship Heights through Sunday, Sept. 6.
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WMATA CEO and General Manager Randy Clarke is calling fare evasion a threat to Metro’s finances, safety and ability to provide reliable service after new data showed that nearly two-thirds of Metrobus riders did not pay their fares in June.
Metro’s Metro U Pop-Up Shop will return to Washington, DC next week, offering a new collection of limited-edition Metro merchandise.
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Metro shared new photos and an update Sunday, August 9, showing progress on major Red Line construction underway during the two-month summer shutdown between North Bethesda and Friendship Heights. (more…)
Purple Line trains are now undergoing live-wire testing in Montgomery County, including in Bethesda, Chevy Chase and Lyttonsville, as the long-awaited light rail project moves closer to completion.
Metro’s planned summer shutdown of a portion of the Red Line officially began today, Monday, July 6, with shuttle buses lining streets across the area as crews launch a two-month construction project. (more…)