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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Metro General Manager/CEO Paul J. Wiedefeld announced yesterday several adjustments to the remaining SafeTrack surge schedule to allow for the completion of additional work on crossover tracks, address new safety recommendations and account for the impact of extreme heat, humidity and other weather impacts.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The changes announced yesterday will affect the dates and sequence of the remaining SafeTrack surges. In mid-September, Wiedefeld will announce additional changes to surge projects that were originally scheduled for October and later. The following SafeTrack surge changes were announced:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Surge #7 Twinbrook – Shady Grove<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Date change:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> This surge, which is currently underway, will be <u>extended</u> through the end of Sunday, August 21. On weekdays, Red Line trains will single track at all times between Shady Grove and Twinbrook.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>New</span></u></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> weekend shutdown:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> On Saturday, August 20, and Sunday, August 21, free shuttle buses will replace Red Line trains between Grosvenor and Shady Grove to complete necessary switch rehabilitation work. As a result, <b><span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>White Flint, Twinbrook, Rockville and Shady Grove stations will be closed.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Surge #8 Franconia-Springfield – Van Dorn Street<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Date change:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> This surge will <u>now begin</u> on Saturday, August 27, and continue through the end of the day, Sunday, September 11. On weekdays, Blue Line trains will single track at all times between Franconia-Springfield and Van Dorn Street stations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>New</span></u></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> weekend shutdowns:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Surge #8 will now include three consecutive weekend shutdowns where free shuttle buses replace trains along segments of the Blue Line to complete necessary switch rehabilitation work:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Courier New"'>o</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>August 27-28 –</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Buses replace trains between Franconia-Springfield and Van Dorn Street. <b><span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Franconia-Springfield Station will be closed.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Courier New"'>o</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>September 3-5 (including Labor Day)</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> – Buses replace trains between Franconia-Springfield and King Street. <b><span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Franconia-Springfield and Van Dorn Street stations will be closed.</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Courier New"'>o</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>September 10-11</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> – Buses replace trains between Franconia-Springfield and Van Dorn Street. <b><span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Franconia-Springfield Station will be closed.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Surge #9 Vienna – West Falls Church <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Date change:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> This surge will <u>now begin</u> on Thursday, September 15, and continue through the end of the day Wednesday, October 26. On weekdays, Orange Line trains will single track at all times between Vienna and West Falls Church.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>New</span></u></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> weekend shutdowns:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Surge #9 will now include four consecutive weekend shutdowns where free shuttle buses replace trains along segments of the Orange Line to complete necessary switch rehabilitation work:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Courier New"'>o</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>September 24-25 </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>– Buses replace trains between Vienna and East Falls Church. <b><span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Vienna, Dunn Loring and West Falls Church stations will be closed.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Courier New"'>o</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>October 1-2 </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>– Buses replace trains between Vienna and East Falls Church. <b><span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Vienna, Dunn Loring and West Falls Church stations will be closed.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Courier New"'>o</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>October 8-9 </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>– Buses replace trains between Vienna and West Falls Church. <b><span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Vienna and Dunn Loring stations will be closed.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Courier New"'>o</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>October 15-16 </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>– Buses replace trains between Vienna and West Falls Church. <b><span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Vienna and Dunn Loring stations will be closed.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For information about the SafeTrack program, service impacts and travel alternatives, visit <b><a href="http://wmata.com/rail/safetrack.cfm?"><span style='color:blue'>wmata.com/safetrack</span></a></b>. Updated SafeTrack schedule information for surges 10-15 will be announced in mid-September. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We know that this track work will impact you and your organization, and we want you to be as prepared as possible. <b><span style='color:black'>Please forward</span> this information along to others who may be affected in your organization so that they may plan appropriately.</b> Updated information will continue to be posted on Metro’s website (<a href="http://www.WMATA.com"><span style='color:blue'>wmata.com</span></a>). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. I will send you additional information as it becomes available.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Lisa Schooley<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>External Relations<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Email: <a href="mailto:lschooley@wmata.com"><span style='color:blue'>lschooley@wmata.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Direct line: (202) 962-1754<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Harlow Solid Italic"'>Jessica<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Jessica E. 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