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
