WMATA Orange Line roofing repairs complete

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) returned Orange Line trains to normal service on May 22 following completion of a 10-day construction project.

Crews performed roofing repairs at the Minnesota Ave. and Deanwood stations. The work required trains to use a single track from outside Stadium-Armory to Cheverly.

The project is the first of four major construction projects scheduled this summer. The work at Deanwood and Minnesota Ave was completed on schedule and included structural work and waterproofing to the platform canopies. Careful coordination was required with Pepco, due to the proximity of the roofing within 15 feet of overhead power lines. Pepco de-energized the lines to allow the work to be completed, something that was not feasible during a prior summer shutdown when electricity demand is high.

WMATA will begin a rail replacement project on the western end of the Orange Line that will be completed in two phases starting June 3, with work continuing on the Green Line later this summer as follows:

June 3 – 25: Shutdown Vienna - Ballston-MU rail replacement and fiber-optic cable installation (Phase 1)

Vienna, Dunn Loring, West Falls Church, East Falls Church closed June

June 26 - July 16: Shutdown Vienna - West Falls Church rail replacement and fiber-optic cable installation (Phase 2)

Vienna and Dunn Loring closed

July 22-23: Shutdown Greenbelt – Shutdown Georgia Ave-Petworth fiber-optic cable installation

Fort Totten, West Hyattsville, Hyattsville Crossing, College Park-U of Md and Greenbelt closed

July 24 - Sept. 4: Shutdown Greenbelt – Fort Totten fiber-optic cable installation

West Hyattsville, Hyattsville Crossing, College Park-U of Md and Greenbelt closed