Adjacent Construction Program

The Metro Office of Joint Development and Adjacent Construction (JDAC) reviews and approves joint development projects and those projects adjacent to WMATA Metrorail and Metrobus property, facilities, and operations in order to ensure that:

• Metro facilities and operations are not damaged or affected by the proposed project;
• Metro operations are not affected during and after the project construction; and
• Metro station capacity is not affected by the ridership generated by the project.

On September 22, 2009, JDAC hosted a workshop on joint development and adjacent construction projects to which it invited jurisdictions, agencies, utilities, owners/ developers, their contractors and consultants. The workshop presentation serves as an introduction to the adjacent construction program.

Metro will respond to general inquiries by email or by phone at 301-618-1015 within 24 hours.

The Metro Adjacent Construction Project Manual outlines the design criteria and process requirements for project submittals to Metro and describes the measures for project construction.

• Adjacent Construction Project Manual (20.8 MB)
• Adjacent Construction Project Flow Chart
• List of JDAC Staff
• Directions and Access to JDAC Offices in Landover, MD

In order to assure safe and secure access to Metrorail facilities, Metro has established procedures, listed below and identified in the above Manual and Flow Chart:

• Site Specific Work Plan Procedures (Section 6)
• Site Specific Work Plan Template
• General Orders and Track Rights (GOTRS) Procedures (Section 6)
• GOTRS New Contractor Form
• Rail Support Request Form for GOTRS
• Authorization for Release of Personal Information
• Certification of Eligibility for WMATA Contractor Identification Card (Request Form), also serving as Right-of-Way Safety Training Request
• Right-of-Way Safety Training Procedures
• Directions to Right-of-Way Training Facilities in Alexandria, VA

The Metro Office of Station Area Planning and Asset Management (SAAM) reviews and approves: a) applications to enter upon and use Metro real estate, and b) requests to obtain Metro documents. Please note the insurance requirements of the Permit. For more information, see our Real Estate page.

• Document Request Form