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WMATA to Close Red Line Between Silver Spring and Fort Totten November 25-December 10; In Addition, Silver Spring, Forest Glen, Wheaton and Glenmont Stations Will be Closed December 2-3

For Immediate Release: Monday, November 20, 2017

 

2017 Red Line Capital Improvement Project

 

 

Basic Information About the Closures

  • No Red Line trains will operate between Silver Spring and Fort Totten November 25 - December 10. Limited free shuttle buses will be available between stations during normal Metrorail operating hours.

  • The Takoma Station will be closed. No parking will be available – the Park & Ride Lot, Kiss & Ride and all metered parking spaces will be closed to the public.

  • Customers should allow extra travel time and expect some crowding as trains will arrive less frequently than normal.

  • In addition, on the weekend of December 2-3, the Silver Spring, Forest Glen, Wheaton and Glenmont stations will be closed. Limited free shuttles will be available between stations.

  • Full details are available from WMATA.

 

What is Montgomery County Doing to Help Travelers?

 

Promoting Telework and Transportation Alternatives

  • Open the TRiPS store at the Silver Spring Transit Center at 5 a.m. instead of 6 a.m. in time for customers to purchase MARC train tickets for the first morning train.

  • Offer ticket sales and other services at MCDOT’s Mobile Commuter Store at Wisconsin Circle in Friendship Heights.

  • Offer telework assistance by contacting MCDOT’s Commuter Services. Watch a short video about teleworking.

  • Encourage use of employer Fare Share transit and vanpool benefits and State tax credits for vanpools, buses and MARC train.

  • Provide assistance and incentives for employer-based carpooling.

  • Offer dockless bikes and Capital Bikeshare options.

  • Provide personalized assistance through Commuter Services. Email us. 

     

Enhancing Traffic Flow

  • Monitor traffic conditions and make traffic signal adjustments in real time.

  • Provide enhanced response to disabled vehicles or other traffic impediments.

  • Extend rush hour parking restrictions beyond rush hours on Colesville Road and Georgia Avenue if warranted.

 

 

Useful Links

Ride On

Dockless BikeshareandCapital Bike Share

Employer Information

Telework

Carpool & Vanpool


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Release ID: 17-439
Media Contact: Ester Bowring 240.777.7155