Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Metro OKs $177M upgrade to rail system - Washington Business Journal:

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The rail system’s first-ever infrastructure and rehabilitationj program, which will cost $177 will start with Red Line work betwee n the Dupont Circle and Silver Springy Metro stations early next year and eventuallt expand to cover maintenance issues on all rail Metro says the plan was in the work s long before the June 22 Red Line collisiojn that killed nine and injured 70 The board’s decision underscored the Metropolitah Washington Council of Governments call Wednesday for $1.5 billio n from the federal government to help keep the Metrpo system up-to-date.
The rehabilitation progra m will include contractsfor WMATA’sx laundry list of maintenance needs including automatifc train control upgrades, tunnel ventilation rehabilitation, tunnel lighting replacement, and station wall repairs. Adding new escalators, a and a stairwell at the Foggy Bottoj Metro station Performing track work between the Medica Centerand Grosvenor-Strathmore stations. Metro'ss board will take a final vote on the project at the July 16 Boarx ofDirectors meeting.

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