ROCKVILLE – The proposed $150 million for Metro capital funding in FY 2020 is one step closer to approval by the U.S. Congress as the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations approved the respective bu…
Metro to receive millions of withheld Md. dollars soon, MDOT secretary says
WASHINGTON – Maryland Secretary of Transportation Pete Rahn said after a Sept. 12 Metro Board Committee meeting that the state’s transportation department will likely soon release the $53 million it w…
Metro committee gives mixed response to drafted strategy to overhaul bus systems in the D.C. area
WASHINGTON – Metro Board committee members gave mixed feedback to a consultant’s drafted strategy and accompanying suggestions to overhaul bus operations throughout the D.C. metro area. Rich Davey, as…
Metro Board votes to finalize end to turnbacks at some Red Line stations
WASHINGTON – Metro’s Board of Directors voted to end train turnbacks permanently on part of the Red Line July 25 after a six-month evaluation period. Metro staff reported that Red Line ridership and M…
Maryland DOT withholds $55.6 million capital funding from Metro
ROCKVILLE – Maryland is withholding money scheduled to be sent to Metro for capital projects due to concerns about transparency, the Maryland transportation secretary wrote in a letter to the general …
Silver Spring turnbacks have officially ended, commute times to decrease
WHEATON—Local officials gathered at the entrance of the Wheaton Metro station to recognize the end of the Silver Spring turnbacks. Councilmember Tom Hucker, who serves as the chair of the Transportati…
Metro riders disappointed with shutdowns on Blue and Yellow lines
ROCKVILLE – Buses are replacing trains between six stations in Virginia during a shutdown that will last longer than three months so Metro can replace and repair station platforms and other infrastruc…
FTA bestows Washington Metrorail Safety Commission with certification
WASHINGTON, D.C. – More than three years after it took over safety oversight of Metro, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) certified the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission as Metro’s federall…
Silver Spring turnbacks end as Metro Board finalizes its budget
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Riders at three Red Line Metro stations will see a doubling of rush hour service starting July 1, thanks to Metro’s Board of Directors unanimously approving its fiscal year 2020 bud…
Possible toll lane impact leads conversation in transportation forum
KENSINGTON – County government and transportation officials discussed traffic congestion and possible solutions in a “21st Century Transportation Solutions” forum sponsored by Do the Most Good on Marc…
