Opening of Metro’s silver line delayed to January
BY: Associated Press WASHINGTON — The first phase of Metro’s silver Line was expected to open this December, but now officials expect that launch date to be pushed back to January. Sam Carnaggio, director of the Dulles Corridor Project at the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, says construction work is 94 percent complete. The contractor is expected to finish [...] |
Metro sees ridership fall, driven by rail drop
BY: Associated Press WASHINGTON — As Metro ridership falls, some people are moving to other forms of public transit. The Washington Examiner reports that Metro saw a 3.6 percent drop in ridership for the fiscal year through March, including a 4.9 percent drop on Metrorail. The transit agency’s latest financial report shows a 1.5 percent drop for Metrobus [...] |
Metro eyes modernizing fare collection system
BY: Associated Press WASHINGTON — Metro is preparing to modernize the way passengers pay fares. The transit agency is set to choose a contractor to lead the process by July. Metro wants the new system in place within four years. Currently, riders can put money onto electronic SmarTrip cards. But the agency also wants to let people pay [...] |
Purple line leaders optimistic for 2020 opening
BY: Associated Press SILVER SPRING — Project leaders for the Maryland Transit Administration’s purple line say they’re optimistic that the 16-mile light rail line will be open by 2020. The purple line would connect Bethesda in Montgomery County with New Carrollton in Prince George’s County. It would link Metro subway lines that serve Washington and its Maryland suburbs. [...] |
Metro backing out of Silver Spring transit hub operations
BY: Associated Press SILVER SPRING — Metro says it won’t operate the Silver Spring Transit Center as planned because flaws make it too expensive to maintain. The Washington Post reports that the transit agency notified Montgomery County officials that even if construction and design flaws in the $120 million facility are corrected, it would be too large a [...] |
Metro rail stations poised for sleek makeover
BY: Associated Press WASHINGTON — Metro’s rail stations are getting a makeover to make them brighter and more modern. Transit officials said Thursday that the proposed redesigned look would include stainless steel, bright lights and clear glass, and that the Bethesda station would serve as the $10 million prototype. The transit agency will decide how to incorporate the [...] |
Silver Spring transit hub to require repair work
BY: Associated Press SILVER SPRING — The opening date of a new transit hub in Silver Spring remains unclear as extensive repair work is still needed. Montgomery County officials say that work, which includes ripping out two sections of the second floor, won’t begin until late summer at the earliest. The bus-and-train hub now carries a roughly $120 [...] |
Metro to lose $8M due to federal budget cuts
BY: Associated Press WASHINGTON — Metro stands to lose $8 million in federal funding for capital projects because of automatic budget cuts. Metro receives $150 million a year in federal funds to match money contributed by the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia for capital projects. Chief Financial Officer Carol Kissal says the reduction will affect long-term projects. [...] |
Metro to discuss weekend closures at meeting
BY: Associated Press WASHINGTON — Metro officials plan this week to discuss weekend shutdowns of sections of the system’s rail lines and their impact on riders. The transit system for more than two years has been closing large portions of its five rail lines and some stations on weekends. Officials say the shutdowns are necessary to allow time [...] |
6 Md. teens indicted for Metro stabbing
BY: Associated Press WASHINGTON — Six Maryland teens have been indicted as adults on murder charges for a fatal stabbing at a Metro station. Seventeen-year-old Chavez Myers of District Heights was originally charged with first-degree murder and the other five charged as adults with robbery. The indictments announced Wednesday in Washington lodge felony murder charges against the five. [...] |
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