Potomac avenue to east of stadiumarmory. Ballston to east falls church. Medical center to van ness. The first stretch impacting the blue, orange, silver lines is already slated to be shut down for 16 days in august, as part of Paul Wiedefelds safe track plan. The question tonight is with the f. T. A. s demands. Could it come much sooner . We will be coming out shortly with a revised plan. Chief Safety Officer Patrick Lavin who was formally introduced today said they had the same goals but different ways to get there. They say workers need 16 hours a week on the track. A glaring problem. Brianne four days in the job tonight he is outlining immediate priorities. Wmata is good at telling you what happened. We need to work on the why. We need to delve into yes, there is a burning and yes there was an event. We mixed it and resumed service. But we need to get into more detail. Brianne this comes as there was a discussion about why the general manager did not include the f. T. A. In the orig