Metro’s 7000-series railcar fleet has been grounded, again, after problems with wheelset inspections caused the agency’s safety oversight body to reverse a plan to return them to service.
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The Post reported that Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld remained quiet about the effects of the third relief package during a Monday meeting with the Prince George’s County Council.
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority could stave off the remainder of its expected budget cuts during the COVID-19 pandemic after receiving an additional relief package, The Washington Post reported Monday.
Congress passed a third relief package amid the pandemic Wednesday, and the D.C. area is set to receive $1.4 billion for public transit agencies, the majority of which is expected to go to WMATA, The Post reported. WMATA spokesperson Ian Janetta told The Post that Metro officials are “encouraged” by the package, as officials hope to wipe out service cuts currently tabled until 2022.