DC Metro GM/CEO and Officials to Host News Conference on Eve of First SafeTrack Surge
June 3, 2016
Metro General Manager/CEO Paul J. Wiedefeld will host a news conference Friday at 1 p.m. to discuss final preparations and travel advice for SafeTrack Surge #1, a 13-day period of around-the-clock single tracking
Metro General Manager/CEO Paul J. Wiedefeld will host a news conference Friday at 1 p.m. to discuss final preparations and travel advice for SafeTrack Surge #1, a 13-day period of around-the-clock single tracking between East Falls Church and Ballston that will reduce service significantly on the Orange and Silver lines.
SafeTrack is an accelerated track work plan to address safety recommendations and rehabilitate the Metrorail system to improve safety and reliability by significantly expanding maintenance time on weeknights, weekends and midday hours and includes 15 "Safety Surges" - long duration track outages for major projects in key parts of the system.
The plan will accomplish three years' worth of maintenance work in one year. Metro General Manager/CEO Paul J. Wiedefeld will hold a news conference regarding the start of SafeTrack and the anticipated impact of Surge 1.
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro)
