Metro Oct 7, 2020
A man tried to rape a woman on board a Silver Line Metro train in Northern Virginia on Tuesday and police are seeking a suspect caught on surveillance cameras. The woman was riding the train with her young child at about 11:35 a.m. Tuesday when a man assaulted her, tried to remove her clothing and exposed himself, Metro Transit. Metro Sep 10, 2020
Metro’s inspector general has found almost 350 cracks in concrete panels used in construction of the Silver Line in Northern Virginia, according to a new report on the results of a yearslong investigation. Inspectors found 184 panels with a total of 342 cracks. They recommended coating them with a solution and treating them every five to seven years, not every…
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”From the WMATA standpoint, we can not accept things that are outstanding like this and put us in a poor position moving forward,” Metro board member Matt Letourneau said.
Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld said they may not be ready to run trains on the line until next year. Silver Line leaders, however, said they are optimistic they can make the necessary fixes.
“With regard to the opening date, that is entirely within the purview of WMATA. So, I can’t comment on what Paul might have said,” said Charles Stark, head of the Silver Line project.