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Metro extends summer shutdown to include the Silver Line to take advantage of pandemic slowdown
Metro’s summer platform rebuilding project, originally scheduled to impact the Orange Line in Northern Virginia, has been expanded to include all Silver Line stations west of Ballston.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/metro-extends-summer-shutdown-to-include-the-silver-line-to-take-advantage-of-pandemic-slowdown/2020/04/22/1ae69266-84ae-11ea-ae26-989cfce1c7c7_story.html
Metro plans to take advantage of the lower ridership brought on by the coronavirus pandemic to accelerate its platform rebuilding project, extending this summer’s planned shutdown to nine stations, including everything west of Ballston.
The change to the shutdown schedule, which begins Memorial Day and lasts through Labor Day, means there will be no Silver Line service.
“Closing the stations to get the work done while ridership is historically low allows us to limit the exposure of our front-line staff and contractors, move aggressively on our capital program, and minimize inconvenience to the public,” Metro General Manager Paul J. Wiedefeld said Wednesday.
Metro had originally planned to close three Orange Line stations to rebuild deteriorating platforms at Vienna, Dunn Loring and East Falls Church. Platforms at West Falls Church were also scheduled to be rebuilt.
But with the District, Maryland and Virginia under stay-at-home orders to help stop the spread of the virus and all but essential businesses shut down, the transit agency decided to take advantage of the time to get more work done. Adding the Silver Line stations will allow the agency to do advance work in preparing for the opening of Phase 2 of the line extension, the agency said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/metro-extends-summer-shutdown-to-include-the-silver-line-to-take-advantage-of-pandemic-slowdown/2020/04/22/1ae69266-84ae-11ea-ae26-989cfce1c7c7_story.html
Metro plans to take advantage of the lower ridership brought on by the coronavirus pandemic to accelerate its platform rebuilding project, extending this summer’s planned shutdown to nine stations, including everything west of Ballston.
The change to the shutdown schedule, which begins Memorial Day and lasts through Labor Day, means there will be no Silver Line service.
“Closing the stations to get the work done while ridership is historically low allows us to limit the exposure of our front-line staff and contractors, move aggressively on our capital program, and minimize inconvenience to the public,” Metro General Manager Paul J. Wiedefeld said Wednesday.
Metro had originally planned to close three Orange Line stations to rebuild deteriorating platforms at Vienna, Dunn Loring and East Falls Church. Platforms at West Falls Church were also scheduled to be rebuilt.
But with the District, Maryland and Virginia under stay-at-home orders to help stop the spread of the virus and all but essential businesses shut down, the transit agency decided to take advantage of the time to get more work done. Adding the Silver Line stations will allow the agency to do advance work in preparing for the opening of Phase 2 of the line extension, the agency said.
Things will get very interesting as many offices open up but carless workers will have to request to continue working from home. Car sales/leases might increase.
