Metro has more details online about its summer maintenance work.įor more news stories, subscribe to our News newsletter. Metro says it is “working closely with regional partners” to develop a plan for customers and more information will be made available later. Shuttle service and travel alternatives for riders impacted by the closures haven’t been announced yet. If you take the Green Line in Maryland, a stretch of that is getting closed this summer for more than a month: There will be a 44-day shutdown from Fort Totten to Greenbelt from July 22 to Sept. The goal there is to finish roofing work at the Minnesota Avenue, Deanwood, and Cheverly stations that require PEPCO to de-energize the power lines. Trains will single-track for 10 days between Stadium-Armory and Cheverly from May 12 to May 22. Some disruptions are on the way for the Maryland end of the Orange Line as well.
EAST FALLS CHURCH METRO STATION UPGRADE
“We are working strategically to target maintenance locations and minimize the impacts on customers as we conduct this critical work to upgrade systems, improve reliability and modernize station facilities,” Off said. Metro closed the same Orange Line stations in Virginia back in 2020 for maintenance.Īndy Off, executive vice president of infrastructure for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, said in a statement that the “work is essential to safe and reliable rail service.” Old copper cables will be upgraded to fiber optic, allowing for “advanced radio, signal, and train communication technology.” (Photo courtesy WMATA)Īccording to Metro, which announced the shutdowns Tuesday, the agency’s infrastructure team will prioritize replacing steel rails along the Orange Line that are 40 years old and “significantly more susceptible to rail breaks than rail in any other part of the system.” I’m looking forward to having a lot more neighbors and amenities.Here’s a look at Metro’s summer station closures. If you live in the area expecting it to continue to be a sleepy, low-density residential area for decades to come, big changes are planned.
My overall conclusion for this project is that if you live in the area and wish you had something worth walking to other than the parks, bike trails, and Metro station, you’ll be happy. Bike lanes will replace former on-street bike routes. The existing 5 acres of Metrorail parking (about 450 spaces) will be reduced to 200 spaces. Building heights will be 5-6 stories closest to the Metro station, tapering off to 3-4 stories nearest the single-family home areas. The south kiss-and-ride parking lot will have a smaller residential building and a plaza. The Metro station north parking lot will host a new two-building mixed-use development with a plaza and direct access to the Metrorail platform, and retail along Washington Boulevard and Sycamore Street. Pedestrian (left) and bicycle (right) improvements in the plan. The Metro station will get a new entrance at the opposite end of the platform, connecting the northwest and southwest in addition to the existing eastern entrance. New bicycle and pedestrian connections will be built across I-66, which divides the formerly cohesive community in two.
EAST FALLS CHURCH METRO STATION DRIVERS
Travel lanes for cars will be narrowed from 13 feet to 10 feet in many places, which has a psychological effect on drivers and reduces their average travel speed. Wider sidewalks, on-street parking, bike lanes and bulb-outs are planned, making intersections more friendly to pedestrians and cyclists. The plan incorporates many features that are common throughout Arlington. I live in a townhome built in 1976 inside the study area. Some of the larger parcels have been redeveloped into townhomes or medium-density condos.
What remains is a grid-pattern residential community with 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s brick homes on a grid pattern oriented toward the freeway. In 1986, rail service was restored when the East Falls Church Metro station opened. In 1951, passenger service at the station shut down, and in 1982, the core of what was a small downtown area was removed to make way for Interstate 66. Three rail systems, the W&OD, the Arlington and Falls Church trolley and the Southern Railway served the area, with the last system added in 1895. The East Falls Church area had historically been a railroad commuter town, named after its train station on the Washington and Old Dominion line. East of this station, the trains enter the subway. East Falls Church station is the last aboveground, at-grade, or open-cut station for eastbound trains. Development sites in the central sections of the East Falls Church plan. Vienna, Dunn Loring, W Falls Church & E Falls Church are closed due to summer construction. East Falls Church station is an island platformed Washington Metro station in Arlington, Virginia on the Orange and Silver Lines.
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