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SafeTrack is an accelerated track work plan to address safety recommendations and rehabilitate the Metrorail system to improve safety and reliability.
SafeTrack accelerates three years' worth of work into approximately one year. The plan significantly expands maintenance time on weeknights, weekends and midday hours and includes 15 "Safety Surges" - long duration track outages for major projects in key parts of the system.
Metrorail is currently open 135 out of 168 hours per week, leaving insufficient time for maintenance and other necessary track work. By closing the system at midnight on weekends and expanding weekday maintenance opportunities, SafeTrack addresses FTA and NTSB safety recommendations and deferred maintenance backlogs while restoring track infrastructure to good health. In addition the 15 "Safety Surges" will utilize long-duration track outages through around-the-clock single tracking or line-segment shutdowns that will impact rush hour commutes.
Due to reduced capacity and expected longer travel times, Metrorail riders are encouraged to consider using alternate travel options while safety surge work is scheduled on their line. Trains and platforms are expected to be extremely crowded during peak periods and customers may experience extended delays. During line segment shutdowns, limited shuttle bus service will replace trains between the shutdown zones.
Review the links below for more information about each surge project and potential impacts on your commute.
Surge | Date | Duration | Lines | Impact | Area Affected | |
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# 1 | June 4 - 16 | 13 days | ![]() ![]() |
Continuous Single Track | East Falls Church to Ballston Progress Report |
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# 2 | June 18 - July 3 | 16 days | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Line Segment Shutdown | Eastern Market to Minnesota Ave & Benning Road Progress Report |
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# 3 | July 5 - 11 *Starts 8pm July 5 |
7 days | ![]() ![]() | Line Segment Shutdown | National Airport to Braddock Road Progress Report |
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# 4 | July 12 - 18 | 7 days | ![]() ![]() | Line Segment Shutdown | Pentagon City to National Airport Progress Report |
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# 5 | July 20 - 31 | 12 days | ![]() ![]() | Continuous Single Track | East Falls Church to Ballston Progress Report |
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# 6 | August 1 - 7 | 7 days | ![]() | Continuous Single Track | Takoma to Silver Spring Progress Report |
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# 7 | August 9 - 21 | 13 days | ![]() |
Continuous Single Track; weekend line segment shutdown | Shady Grove to Twinbrook Progress Report |
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# 8 | August 27 - September 11 | 16 days | ![]() ![]() | Continuous Single Track; weekend line segment shutdown | Franconia-Springfield to Van Dorn Street Progress Report |
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# 9 | September 15 - October 26 | 42 days | ![]() | Continuous Single Track; weekend line segment shutdown | Vienna to West Falls Church Progress Report |
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#10 | October 29 - November 22 | 25 days | ![]() |
Line Segment Shutdown | Fort Totten to NoMa | |
#11 | November 28 - December 21 | 24 days | ![]() ![]() | Continuous Single Track | East Falls Church to West Falls Church | |
Updated SafeTrack schedule information for 2017 will be announced in December with specific start and end dates. However, Metro has revised the order of some surges to reduce weather impacts on above ground work zones. The order of 2017 surges will be as follows: | ||||||
#12 | Early January | ![]() ![]() | Continuous single tracking; weekend line segment shutdown | Braddock Rd-Huntington/Van Dorn St | ||
#13 | Late January/Early February | ![]() | Line Segment Shutdown | Rosslyn-Pentagon | ||
#14 | March | ![]() ![]() | Continuous single tracking; weekend line segment shutdown | Braddock Rd-Huntington/Van Dorn St | ||
#15 | Late March/April | ![]() ![]() | Continuous single tracking; weekend line segment shutdown | College Park-Greenbelt |
If you have any questions or need assistance planning your trip, please call Metro Customer Service at 202-637-7000.
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