The transit agency is considering six options to alleviate projected crowding and capacity limits that are expected to plague the Blue, Orange and Silver lines.
Metro is inching forward with multibillion dollar expansion proposals that include a new tunnel between D.C. and Virginia, as well as stations in Georgetown and National Harbor.
used to repair and modernize the rail system. Transit officials acknowledge the capacity problems Metro was facing in 2019 are not currently straining the system, after the pandemic cut ridership in half. But they say growth is continuing, particularly near certain The first proposes no expansion of Metrorail, leaving the corridor as-is with transportation needs being left to bus rapid transit lines and Maryland’s light-rail Purple Line system. The second option proposes enhanced Metrobus and bus rapid transit service, and rail scheduling that shifts to handle crowding with capacity increases coming from possible rail car design changes and expanded stations.
Another option proposes the same Blue Line realignment, but tracks would shift south from Union Station and connect to the D.C. waterfront and Navy Yard, serving areas such as Buzzard Point, St. Elizabeths and National Harbor. The line would cross the Woodrow Wilson Bridge to Alexandria.
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