Notice to tourists: Do Not visit D.C. or Fairfax County This Summer
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TOURIST ADVISORY
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Date: June 09, 2016 09:33PM
Our traffic is already the worst in the USA. It's about to get worse.
Please go somewhere else this summer.
Metro is undertaking a significant maintenance effort that will accelerate three years worth of work into approximately one year. The plan, called SafeTrack, expands maintenance time on weekends, weeknights and midday hours and includes 15 "Safety Surges" - long-duration track outages for major projects in key parts of the system. For Safety Surge #1, Orange and Silver lines are single tracking between East Falls Church and Ballston from June 4-16:
• Orange Line trains between Vienna and Ballston will operate every 18 minutes
• Additional Orange Line trains will operate between Ballston and New Carrollton only
• Silver Line trains will operate every 18 minutes
• At 10pm all trains will operate every 20 minutes
• Metro closes at midnight seven days a week for the duration of all safety work
During SafeTrack surges that affect commuters in Fairfax County, Fairfax Connector will provide supplemental and existing EXPRESS bus service to and from the Pentagon for $4 per trip. For Surge #1, the express service operates from:
• Reston North Park and Ride (with additional parking at Wiehle-Reston East Metro station)
• Vienna Metrorail Station
• Saratoga Park-and-Ride Lot
fairfaxcounty.gov/safetrack is Fairfax County's one-stop-shop for all SafeTrack info as it relates to your local commute. Check back frequently for the most up-to-date information.