DC: DC Takes Steps to Ease Traffic Ahead of Major Metro Repair

    June 20, 2016
    The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is taking new steps to help ease traffic during Washington Metrorail’s next round of subway repair efforts this weekend, which is expected to have a greater impact on the area than the first phase of work.

    Source The Hill

    The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is taking new steps to help ease traffic during Washington Metrorail’s next round of subway repair efforts this weekend, which is expected to have a greater impact on the area than the first phase of work.

    Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said that the city is extending rush-hour parking restrictions and imposing a moratorium on construction in key corridors in an effort to mitigate Metro’s disruptive maintenance work.

    Metro’s yearlong repair plan, known as SafeTrack, involves 15 separate projects. The next 16-day phase of work begins Saturday and will close the Orange, Blue and Silver Lines between the Eastern Market and Minnesota Avenue/Benning Road stations.

    Read the complete article at http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/283913-dc-takes-steps-to-ease-traffic-ahead-of-next-metro-repair-effort