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Metrorail News: Red Line Weekend Track Work
Single tracking will take place in two work zones on the Red Line during the weekend of June 29 through July 1. Passengers will be allowed to drink water on the trains through July 2.
Single tracking returns to the Red Line in two locations this weekend from 10 p.m. on Friday, June 29, through closing on Sunday, July 1:
- Between Judiciary Square and Rhode Island Avenue, to allow for track maintenance, tie and fastener renewal and Washington, DC transportation department bridge work.
- Between Medical Center and Grosvenor, for grout work and rail renewal.
"Throughout the weekend, Red Line trains will operate every 20 minutes between Glenmont and Shady Grove. Customers should allow 10 minutes of additional travel time," Metro reported on its website.
"On Saturday and Sunday, between 9:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., additional trains will operate between Medical Center and Judiciary Square, providing service every 10 minutes between these stations," Metro's website added.
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Read more about track work on the Metro this weekend on Metro's website.
Because of the "extreme temperatures [expected] over the next several days, Metro customers will be permitted to carry and consume water on the system ... through Monday, July 2," Metro's website said.
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