SafeTrack Surge #2 Will Continue Through July 3

ALEXANDRIA, VA -- SafeTrack Surge #2 is a line-segment shutdown between Eastern Market & Minnesota Ave/Benning Road that started Saturday and will continue through July 3, according to WMATA. In addition, there will be no trains operating between Arlington Cemetery and Rosslyn.

SafeTrack is a yearlong plan to improve safety and reliability on the Metrorail system. Commuters should expect heavy delays and crowding at Metro stations, and on all major commuting corridors in Northern Virginia including I-66, I-495, Dulles Toll Road, and I-95, according to Metro. All commuters are urged to telework, rideshare and use alternate transit options.

On weekdays:

• Orange Line trains will run every 10 minutes* outside the work zone.
• Silver Line trains will run every 10 minutes* outside the work zone.
• Yellow Rush+ runs all day, use Yellow Line for service between VA & DC.
• Blue Line trains will run every 12 minutes* between Franconia and Arlington Cemetery only. There will be no rail or bus service between Arlington Cemetery and Rosslyn during peak hours; travel via Yellow Line and transfer at L’Enfant Plaza instead.
• Shuttle buses will connect Arlington Cemetery and Rosslyn weekday midday (9 a.m. - 4 p.m.) every 24 minutes. See timetable here and stop map here.
  
• After 10 p.m., trains will run every 20 minutes.
• At 10 p.m. Blue Line service will be replaced by Yellow Rush + trains between Franconia and DC.
• LIMITED shuttle bus service will be provided as an option for those riders who cannot use alternate modes of travel. Buses will travel in two routes:
  • between Eastern Market & Minnesota Ave w/stops at Potomac Ave & Stadium-Armory
  • between Eastern Market & Benning Road w/stops at Potomac Ave & Stadium-Armory

Tap your SmarTrip card each time you enter and exit the Metrorail system. Riders traveling through the work zone will be charged for a single, continuous trip.

View map of service impacts

Shuttle buses may be extremely crowded and riders may encounter lines and delays waiting for shuttle service.

Rosslyn - Blue Line trains will operate every 12 minutes between Franconia-Springfield and Arlington Cemetery ONLY. Customers should use the Yellow Line and switch to Orange/Silver at L'Enfant Plaza to continue with their trip or use Arlington Transit (ART) Route 43 between Crystal City and Rosslyn. Shuttle buses will provide service weekdays between Rosslyn and Arlington Cemetery every 24 minutes during midday ONLY. Weekends at 10 p.m. Blue Line service will run between Franconia-Springfield and Pentagon ONLY.

See a news conference from last week here about SafeTrack #2:

Looking ahead (information courtesy of DASH):

Which Safety Surges will most affect Alexandria? The nature of the system is such that any of the 15 Safety Surges has the potential to cause delays throughout the region. However, the following four Safety Surges will take place in or immediately adjacent to the City of Alexandria:

2016 Surges 3 & 4: FREE DASH bus service will run on the AT3 and AT4 routes during Surges 3 and 4. Service will be extended to begin at 5 a.m., added in the midday, and service hours will be extended into the evening.

• Safety Surge #3: JULY 5 (8 p.m.) - JULY 11

ACTION: No Metrorail Service: Blue and Yellow Lines will be completely shutdown between the Braddock Road and National Airport stations

TRAIN FREQUENCY: 12 minutes - WMATA expects "significant crowding" on trains

ALTERNATIVES: Free shuttle buses will operate via Metroway between Braddock Road, Crystal City and Pentagon City

• Safety Surge #4: JULY 12 - 18

ACTION: No Metrorail Service: Blue and Yellow Lines will be completely shutdown between the National Airport and Pentagon City Metro Stations

TRAIN FREQUENCY: 12 minutes - WMATA expects "significant crowding" on trains

ALTERNATIVES: Free shuttle buses will operate via Metroway between Braddock Road, Crystal City and Pentagon City. Reagan National Airport will be served via free shuttle bus to/from Pentagon City & Braddock Road

• Safety Surge #8: AUGUST 20 - SEPT. 5

ACTION: Trains on the Blue and Yellow Lines will share a single track between the Van Dorn Street and Franconia-Springfield stations

TRAIN FREQUENCY: 24 minutes from Franconia-Springfield; 12 minutes from Van Dorn. WMATA expects "significant crowding" on trains

2017

Safety Surge #14: JAN. 2 - 13 & JAN. 22 - FEB. 13

• ACTION: Trains on the Blue and Yellow Lines will share a single track between the Braddock Road and Van Dorn Street/Huntington stations.
• TRAIN FREQUENCY: 18 minutes (Blue Line); 6 minutes (Yellow Line north of National Airport); "Major reduction" (Yellow Line south of National Airport); WMATA expects "severe crowding" on trains