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After a 14 month closure, the pedestrian bridge connecting the Rockville Metro station to Rockville Town Center will reopen Monday, Aug. 16. According to a press release from the City of Rockville, the bridge, which allows pedestrians to cross over Rockville Pike, recently underwent five months of repair work. The pedestrian bridge linking Rockville Town […]

Metro General Paul Wiedefeld met with Montgomery County Councilmembers  to discuss issues that impact county. CCM’s Susan Kenedy reports. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4FtAld1YtI Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Here are your five things to know today, Feb. 26, in Montgomery County: 1. Today, the D.C. Public Service Commission will announce whether it has approved Exelon’s request to take over Pepco. 2. The weekend starts early for Montgomery County Public School students because today is an early release day. 3. Metro’s General Manager Paul Wiedefeld and […]

Metro is preparing for large crowds and extensive traffic detours during Pope Francis’ three-day visit to Washington, D.C. Tuesday, September 22, through Thursday, September 24. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend events during the Papal visit, which will likely result in crowding and delays on trains and buses, and could produce near […]

The next 7000-series train enters passenger service Monday, June 8th, on the Red Line. The first trip will depart from Shady Grove Station at 7:01 a.m. on June 8. The trains arrived on Friday, see WMATA video below: #newtrain 7000-series Red Line scheduled departures for Monday AM: Depart Shady Grove @ 7:01 a.m.; Depart Glenmont […]

Metro officials have announced that reconstruction of the Metrorail system will continue over the weekend of August 22-24 with service adjustments beginning at 10 p.m. on Friday night and continuing thru the system’s closing on Sunday. Silver, Blue, Yellow and Green line trains are scheduled to operate at regular weekend intervals. Red and Orange line […]

Reconstruction of the Metrorail system will continue over the weekend of July 5-6 with service adjustments beginning at 7 a.m. Saturday morning and continuing through the system’s close on Sunday. Orange, Blue, Green and Yellow line trains will operate at regular weekend intervals. Red Line trains will operate every 15 minutes between Shady Grove and […]

Reconstruction of the Metrorail system will continue over the weekend of December 6-8, with service adjustments on all lines beginning at 10 p.m. Friday night and continuing through system closing on Sunday. This weekend, trains will operate every 10-20 minutes (details below), and shuttle buses will replace Blue Line trains between Rosslyn and Pentagon to […]

UPDATED 8:38 p.m. Metro rail service has been restored between the Takoma and Forest Glen stations following a fire during rush hour at the Silver Spring Station. At 8:38 p.m., trains were single tracking between the two stations, with delays up to 30 minutes. According to the WMATA web site, trains were bypassing Silver Spring […]

Metro is investing $5.5 billion to install new rail, ties, platforms, escalators, signals, lighting, communication systems, and more. It represents the largest capital investment — and work effort — since the system’s original construction in the early 1970s. This weekend’s rebuilding work will result in service changes on all lines beginning at 10 p.m. Friday […]