Starting Sunday, June 22, Metro announced it is “enhancing the travel experience with new service improvements – including longer weekend hours, more frequent Red and Silver Line service during peak times, and new split Silver Line service.”
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Purple Line crews have begun installing light rail tracks, reconstructing sidewalks and completing stormwater drainage and utility crossings across the intersection of Wayne Avenue and Fenton Street. This work will require a temporary full closure of the Wayne Avenue and Fenton Street intersection to vehicular traffic.
WMATA shared at 9:39am that overnight, maintenance crews detected a hydraulic fluid leak from machinery in the area between Union Station and Takoma.
In recognition of Juneteenth on Thursday, June 19, Metrorail will open at 5 a.m. and close at midnight, operating on Saturday service levels. Additional information, per WMATA, below:
Metro has announced service information for the Army 250th Birthday Parade and Celebration activities on Saturday, June 14th.
The WMATA Board of Directors approved a $4.957 billion capital and operating budget aimed toward improving service without raising fares. “The approved budget continues to fund Metro at levels where service is safe, frequent and reliable. In recent years, Metro has seen increased ridership thanks to those tenets and expects that trend to continue with additional Metrorail service and a revamped bus network coming in June.”
On or about June 18, through August 21, 2025, Purple Line construction crews will install light rail tracks, reconstruct sidewalks, and complete stormwater drainage and utility crossings across the intersection of Wayne Avenue and Fenton Street in Silver Spring.
Metro is reminding customers of a new systemwide banning policy that took effect this week. The purpose of the banning policy is to prohibit a person who commits a sex crime or a sex-related crime, anyone who violates Metro’s Passenger Conduct Rule, or a person who commits any assault on a Metro employee, contractor, or customer from entering or using the Metro system, properties, or facilities for more than 24 hours.
Per the news release distributed on Tuesday, May 26: “Governor Wes Moore and Metro today announced the selection of Hines, a global real estate investment manager, to transform a 13.9 acre site in North Bethesda into a transit-accessible hub for housing and economic development in Montgomery County. The multi-phase development project, which has received $32.6 million in state funding, is a key piece of the Moore-Miller Administration’s strategy to support housing development and grow Maryland’s life sciences sector. (more…)
Today, Metro announced the selection of Hines, the global real estate investment manager, as the developer for the 13.9-acre North Bethesda joint development site adjacent to the rail station. The firm has been operating in the DC metro area for more than 40 years and owns and operates $90.1 billion of assets across property types.