Major Weekend Track Work Schedule

Major Weekend Track Work

Metro is accelerating its efforts to improve safety and return the system to a state of good repair. In order to impact fewer customers, we are using a new approach to major weekend track work that involves temporarily closing individual stations or clusters of stations and replacing trains with free shuttle buses. The benefits of replacing trains with buses are:

Rebuilding work will get done faster and safer
Trains will operate more normally outside the work zone, with fewer delays
Fewer customers will be inconvenienced

While there will still be delays and inconvenience associated with the critical work we're undertaking, please be assured that we will all possible steps to minimize your inconvenience.

We appreciate your understanding as we work to rebuild Metro.

NOTE: Every effort will be made to adhere to the schedule below. However, changes may be necessary due to weather, construction delays and other factors outside our control. This page will be updated as necessary. For details about this weekend's track work, including minor projects that may impact your trip, click here.

Weekend	Impact	Stations Closed	Work Performed
May 5-6, 2012	Buses replace trains between Greenbelt and Fort Totten	College Park, Prince George's Plz, West Hyattsville	Tie work; rail fastener replacement; grout work; rail renewal; insulator renewal
May 19-20, 2012	Buses replace trains between East Falls Church and West Falls Church	None	Switch installation for Silver Line; tie replacement
May 26-28, 2012	Buses replace trains between Greenbelt and Fort Totten	College Park, Prince George's Plz, West Hyattsville	NTSB-recommended installation of "Guarded #8" switches
June 2-3, 2012	Buses replace trains between East Falls Church and West Falls Church	None	Switch installation for Silver Line; tie replacement
June 9-10, 2012	Buses replace trains between East Falls Church and West Falls Church	None	Switch installation for Silver Line; tie replacement
June 23-24, 2012	Buses replace trains between East Falls Church and West Falls Church	None	Switch installation for Silver Line; tie replacement

June 30-July 1, 2012	Buses replace trains between Stadium-Armory and Landover/Benning Road	Minnesota Avenue, Deanwood, Cheverly	Rail welding, fastener work, grout work, platform repair
July 7-8, 2012	Buses replace trains between Stadium-Armory and Landover/Benning Road	Minnesota Avenue, Deanwood, Cheverly	Rail welding, fastener work, grout work, platform repair
July 7-8, 2012	Buses replace trains between Silver Spring and Brookland	Takoma, Fort Totten (Red Line platform)	Tie renewal, insulator work, crossover work, bridge repair
July 14-15, 2012	Buses replace trains between Pentagon City and Braddock Road	Crystal City, National Airport	Fiber-optic cable installation for improved cell phone coverage, cross tie replacement insulator work
July 21-22, 2012	Buses replace trains between Grosvenor and Friendship Heights	Medical Center, Bethesda	Rail welding, fastener upgrades, tunnel repair, grout work
July 28-29, 2012	Buses replace trains between Grosvenor and Friendship Heights	Medical Center, Bethesda	Rail welding, fastener upgrades, tunnel repair, grout work
August 4-5, 2012	Buses replace trains between Vienna and East Falls Church	Vienna, Dunn Loring, West Falls Church	Rail and tie renewal, insulator replacement, testing associated with Silver Line
August 4-5, 2012	Buses replace trains between Fort Totten and Union Station	Brookland, Rhode Island Avenue, NoMa-Gallaudet (New York Ave)	Tie renewal, insulator replacement, grout work, bridge work
August 11-12, 2012	Buses replace trains between Grosvenor and Friendship Heights	Medical Center, Bethesda	Rail welding, fastener upgrades, tunnel repair, grout work
August 18-19, 2012	Buses replace trains between Silver Spring and Brookland	Takoma, Fort Totten (Red Line platform)	Rail tie renewal, tamping, installation of emergency phone cables
August 25-26, 2012	Buses replace trains between Vienna and East Falls Church	Vienna, Dunn Loring, West Falls Church	Tie renewal, insulator replacement, testing associated with Silver Line
September 1-3, 2012	Buses replace trains between Archives and Waterfront/Pentagon	L'Enfant Plaza (Yellow/Green platform)	Bridge inspection, switch upgrades, fastener replacement, leak repair
September 8-9, 2012	Buses replace trains between Dupont Circle and New York Avenue	Farragut North, Metro Center (Red Line platform) Gallery Place (Red Line platform), Judiciary Square, Union Station	Fiber optic cable installation for improved cell phone coverage, radio system upgrades
September 15-16, 2012	Buses replace trains between Vienna and East Falls Church	Vienna, Dunn Loring, West Falls Church	Rail and tie renewal, insulator replacement, testing associated with Silver Line
September 15-16, 2012	Buses replace trains between Greenbelt and College Park	Greenbelt	Tie replacement, track improvements
September 22-23, 2012	Buses replace trains between Grosvenor and Friendship Heights	Medical Center, Bethesda	Rail and fastener upgrades, tunnel repair, grout work
September 29-30, 2012	Buses replace trains between Vienna and East Falls Church	Vienna, Dunn Loring, West Falls Church	Tie renewal, insulator replacement, testing associated with Silver Line
October 6-8, 2012	Buses replace trains between Stadium-Armory and Largo Town Center/Minnesota Ave	Benning Road, Capitol Heights, Addison Road, Morgan Boulevard, Largo	Switch upgrades, grout work
October 6-8, 2012	Buses replace trains between Fort Totten and Silver Spring	Takoma	Track work, installation of emergency phone cables
October 13-15, 2012	Buses replace trains between Farragut West and Smithsonian	McPherson Square, Metro Center (Blue/Orange platform), Federal Triangle	Track work TBA
October 20-21, 2012	Buses replace trains between Grosvenor and Friendship Heights	Medical Center, Bethesda	Rail welding, fastener upgrades, tunnel repair, grout work
October 20-21, 2012	Buses replace trains between West Falls Church and Ballston	East Falls Church	Tie renewal, insulator replacement, tamping, fence repair, testing associated with Silver Line
November 3-4, 2012	Buses replace trains between Court House/Pentagon and Foggy Bottom	Rossyln, Arlington Cemetary	Rail and fastener upgrades, insulator repair, tunnel leak repair, tie replacement
November 10-12, 2012	Buses replace trains between East Falls Church and Virginia Square	Ballston	Rail and fastener upgrades, tie replacement, switch upgrades
November 10-12, 2012	Buses replace trains between Grosvenor and Friendship Heights	Medical Center, Bethesda	Rail welding, fastener upgrades, tunnel repair, grout work
November 17-18, 2012	Buses replace trains between Mt Vernon Square and L'Enfant Plaza	Gallery Place (Green/Yellow platform), Archives	Fiber optic cable installation for improved cell phone coverage, radio system upgrades, track work TBA
December 1-2, 2012	Buses replace trains between Forest Glen and Fort Totten	Silver Spring, Takoma	Track work TBA, installation of emergency phone cables
December 8-9, 2012	Buses replace trains between Forest Glen and Takoma	Silver Spring	Track work TBA, installation of emergency phone cables