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Weekend Metro Service, Memorial Day Parade Route and Remember Outdoor Pools Open, Who Will Cannonball?

By Prince Of Petworth

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From WMATA:

“Reconstruction of the Metrorail system will continue over the Memorial Day weekend of May 22-25 with service adjustments on five of six rail lines beginning at 10 p.m. Friday and continuing through system closing on Monday.

Green Line trains will operate at regular intervals throughout the weekend; Red Line trains will operate every 20 minutes with additional service between 9AM-9PM each day. On Saturday and Sunday only, Orange, Silver, Blue and Yellow line trains will operate every 24 minutes. On Monday, Orange and Silver line trains will operate every 15 minutes, while Blue and Yellow line trains will run every 18 minutes.

Memorial Day service information
On Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, Metrorail will open at 7 a.m. and close at midnight. Trains will operate on a Sunday schedule. Off-peak fares will be in effect all day, and parking will be free at all Metrorail parking facilities.”

From MPD:

“Scheduled Street Closures National Memorial Day Parade

On Monday, May 25, 2015, the National Memorial Day Parade will start at 2:00 pm. The streets along the following route will be closed from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm.

Staging Area 7th Street, NW between Constitution Avenue & Independence Avenue, SW
Parade Area Constitution Avenue between 7th Street & 19th Street, NW
Dispersal Area Virginia Avenue between Constitution Avenue & 22nd Street, NW”

From DPR:

“Mayor Muriel Bowser will visit the Banneker Pool. DPR has a mystery jumper scheduled to cannonball into the pool. DPR has 18 outdoor pools, 24 spray parks and 4 children’s pools, as well as 11 indoor pools.

The DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) announced today that it will open all its outdoor aquatic features (17 outdoor pools, 24 spray parks and four children’s pools) to kick off the 2015 summer season, on Saturday, May 23rd, leading into the Memorial Day holiday.

The District’s outdoor pools will remain open for the entire Memorial Day weekend – Saturday, Sunday and Monday – from 12 pm to 6 pm. DC’s spray parks will also be open for the entire holiday weekend from 10 am to 7 pm. District residents with acceptable proof of residency can swim free of charge at all DPR pools; non-District residents must pay a fee.

DPR’s administrative offices, indoor aquatic facilities, recreation and community centers will be closed Monday, May 25th for the Memorial Day holiday. All permitted events will take place as scheduled and all fields will be open.

Immediately following the Memorial Day weekend, all outdoor aquatic facilities will operate on weekends only (Saturday and Sunday), from 12 pm to 6 pm, until Sunday, June 21st. Starting the next day, on Monday, June 22nd, all outdoor pools and spray parks will begin their regular summer schedules. All outdoor pools are open six days a week, and are closed one day for cleaning and maintenance. Spray parks will operate seven days a week.

Following is a complete listing of DPR’s outdoor and children’s pools, and spray park sites: (more…)

Heads Up if you Take the Orange, Blue or Silver Lines Home – Expect Residual Delays

By Prince Of Petworth

From DC Alerts:

“Metro service on the Blue, Orange, and Silver lines are partially suspended in both directions due to a power problem affecting train traffic. Blue and Silver train service is suspended between Benning Rd & Eastern Market stations. Orange Line service is suspended between Minnesota Ave & Eastern Market stations. Metro has sent shuttle buses to Benning Rd, Minnesota Ave, Stadium Armory, Potomac Ave, and Eastern Market stations to assist.

Update: Metro anticipates restoring normal service within 5-10 minutes but there will be residual delays. Commuters may want to consider other transportation options.”

From @Metrorailinfo:

“Orange Line: Rail service RESTORED following earlier power outage near Stadium-Armory. Residual delays continue in both directions.”

“Blue/Silver Line: Rail service has been RESTORED following earlier power outage near Stadium-Armory. Residual delays continue in both direct”

Red Line Mess after Fire Response between Medical Center and Friendship Heights

By Prince Of Petworth

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Meg tweets us at 6:30am:

“@PoPville friendship heights closed due to smoke in the tunnel… HUGE mess already!”

From WMATA:

“Red Line-Major disruption: Rail service temp SUSPENDED btwn Medical Ctr & Friendship Heights due to fire dept response. Consider alternates.”

“Red Line: Rail service RESTORED. Trains continue single tracking btwn Medical Center & Friendship Heights. All stations open. 7:40a #wmata”

“Red Line single tracking Medical Ctr to Friendship Heights continues due to earlier track prob/FD response. Expect delays. 8:38a #wmata”

Best Way to Return a SmarTrip Card to the Owner?

By Prince Of Petworth

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“Dear PoPville,

I found a Smart Trip card today between Portals I and the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. While WMATA says to return the card to their office in Chinatown, I’m curious whether they notify registered Smart Trip card users of their card being found and whether anyone has successfully received their card from WMATA after losing their card.

My plan is to drop the card off after work tomorrow (earliest time I can get there during normal business hours) unless there is a better way to return the card to its owner.”

Weekend Track work: “Orange, Silver and Blue line trains will operate every 18 minutes. Yellow and Green every 20 minutes”

By Prince Of Petworth

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From WMATA:

“Reconstruction of the Metrorail system will continue over the weekend of May 15-17 with service adjustments on all six rail lines.

This weekend, Orange, Silver and Blue line trains will operate every 18 minutes. Yellow and Green line trains will operate every 20 minutes with Yellow line trains operating between Huntington and Mt. Vernon Square only and Red Line trains will operate every 24 minutes with additional service between 9AM-9PM Saturday and Sunday.”

“on a southbound green line train, they’re telling us there’s a fire at Georgia Ave/Petworth”

By Prince Of Petworth

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A reader tweets us:

“@PoPville Currently on a southbound green line train, they’re telling us there’s a fire at Georgia Ave/Petworth and we aren’t moving.”

Update: “@PoPville moving now but we will be single tracking thru GA Ave station”

@Metrorailinfo tweets:

“Green/Yellow Line: Trains single tracking btwn Georgia Ave & Fort Totten due to a track problem at Georgia Ave. Delays both directions.”

Major Issues on the Orange, Blue, and Silver Lines – “Train service suspended btwn Foggy Bottom – Arlington Cemetery”

By Prince Of Petworth

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Outside Roslyn metro 8:43am

A reader reports:

“co-worker texted me she’s been in a tunnel for 30 minutes and finally offloaded at clarendon. they were told it was “unsafe” for trains to continue.”

@IAFF36 tweets:

“Metro Station Box – Foggy Bottom Metro – #DCFD firefighters investigating arcing insulator & smoke in tunnel”

Update 9:05am:

“Update – Foggy Bottom Metro – @wmata mitigating insulator problem in tunnel to VA, #DCFD standing by”

‏@Metrorailinfo tweets:

“OR/BL/SV: Train service suspended btwn Foggy Bottom – Arlington Cem & btwn Foggy Bottom – Clarendon due to fire dept activity. 8:35a #wmata”

Update:

“OR/SV/BL: Service suspended btwn Foggy Btm & Clarendon/Arl Cemetery for fire dept activity. Significant delays, consider travel alternates”

This Weekend’s Metro Track Work also Eastbound Closure of Virginia Avenue, NW, Near the Watergate to Remain for Three More Weeks

By Prince Of Petworth

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From WMATA:

“UPDATED 5/8/2015
In order to coordinate with rebuilding on the Orange and Blue lines, Silver Line trains will operate every 18 minutes throughout the weekend.

Reconstruction of the Metrorail system will continue over the weekend of May 8-10 with service adjustments on five of six rail lines.

This weekend, Red and Green line trains will operate at regular intervals. Orange, Silver, Blue and Yellow line trains will operate every 18 minutes with Yellow Line trains operating between Huntington and Mt. Vernon Square only.

Early Opening Saturday Morning for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
Metrorail will open at 5 a.m. on Saturday, May 9 for customers traveling to the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. The start line is accessible from Metro Center (Red/Orange/Silver/Blue lines), Federal Triangle (Orange/Silver/blue lines), Smithsonian (Orange/Silver/Blue lines) or Archives (Yellow/Green lines).”

In other transit news from DDOT:

“Eastbound Closure of Virginia Avenue, NW, Near the Watergate to Remain for Three More Weeks

Due to the construction activities at the Watergate complex on Virginia Avenue, NW, in Ward 2, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will maintain the closure of all eastbound lanes from Rock Creek Parkway to 25th Street, NW, for the next three weeks.

This emergency closure is necessary because of the collapse of a garage at the Watergate on Friday, May 1. Construction teams have been working since then to ensure that the structure is stable and safe for the public.

Commuters should prepare for major traffic delays around Rock Creek Parkway and adjacent roadways. Motorists are advised to find alternative routes to their destinations. Traffic control devices have been put in place to advise drivers of the closure.

DDOT encourages all commuters to stay alert as they travel through this area.”

“Each escalator will require approximately 40 weeks for site preparation, demolition, construction, installation and testing”

By Prince Of Petworth

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From WMATA:

“On May 4, Metro will begin a major capital project which will close the west entrance to Van Ness and install four new entrance escalators, one at the west entrance and three longer units into the station.

The project will replace the current escalators, which are almost 35 years old and have exceeded their useful life, with brand new escalators that are more durable and reliable. Metro’s contractor, KONE, will install the new escalators one at a time: completing each of the three longer units from the landing to the mezzanine first then finishing up with replacing the final shorter entrance unit to landing.

Two landing to mezzanine escalators along with the elevator and newly replaced east side entrance escalators will remain available for customer use.

At 270 feet long, the Van Ness escalators transport riders 56 feet from the station mezzanine to the entrance landing. They will be replaced with more reliable units as part of Metro’s contract with KONE to replace 128 escalators across the Metrorail system.

How long will the project take?
Each escalator will require approximately 40 weeks for site preparation, demolition, construction, installation and testing. Replacing all four escalators in succession will take a total of about 3 years. Metro engineers will work closely with the project contractor, KONE, to ensure the work is done as safely and efficiently as possible.

Why will it take so long? (more…)

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