Planned Metrorail Track Work

Metro has transitioned to a new program of preventive maintenance and planned capital work. Overnight and weekend hours will be used for enhanced preventive maintenance including cable testing to prevent smoke and fire incidents, stray current testing, trackbed cleaning, switch maintenance, torqueing (tightening fasteners, joint nuts and bolts) to eliminate excessive strain on infrastructure, and track geometry work to ensure the correct rail alignment.

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, view wmata.com/weekend.

Start	End	Impact	Stations Closed	Work Performed
Aug 7	Dec 25	Platform Improvement Project One track closed at Reagan National Airport; remaining two tracks open. No impact to service.	None	Platform reconstruction
Sep 26	Sep 27	Single tracking between Cheverly and New Carrollton	None	Grout pad and fastener renewal
Oct 3	Oct 4	Single tracking between Cheverly and New Carrollton	None	Grout pad and fastener renewal
Oct 5	Oct 9	From 10 p.m. until close, single tracking between Fort Totten and Georgia Ave-Petworth	None	Switch replacement
Oct 10	Oct 11	Shutdown between L'Enfant Plaza and Pentagon	None	Bridge Inspection
Oct 10	Oct 12	Shutdown between King St-Old Town and Huntington	Eisenhower Ave & Huntington	Switch Replacement
Oct 17	Oct 18	Single tracking between Eastern Market and Cheverly/Addison Road	None	Switch replacement
Oct 19	Nov 8	After 10 PM single tracking between Mt Vernon Sq and U Street	None	Fire system upgrades
Oct 24	Oct 25	Single tracking between Eastern Market and Cheverly/Addison Road	None	Switch replacement
Oct 31	Nov 1	Shutdown between Rhode Island Ave to Takoma	Brookland and Fort Totten (upper level platform)	Switch replacement