More than three years after Carol Glover died when smoke filled a train near L’Enfant Plaza, Metro is still working on new tunnel and ventilation system inspection and maintenance procedures, ways to identify the location of smoke in tunnels and regular testing of smoke detectors.
The transit agency updated its progress report last week on corrective action plans tied to Federal Transit Administration directives, National Transportation Safety Board recommendations and internal reviews.
While a number of the more extensive fixes could take several more years, and about 34 percent of all items have already been addressed, a number of other problems remain pending after Metro had originally estimated they would be resolved.
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