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5 Oct, 2 tweets, 1 min read
#WMATA announces new schedule for platform shutdowns:
No Blue Line Feb-May 2021 (Arl cem closed & trains don't stop at Addison Rd); north end of Green Line closed summer 2021; Orange Line closed east of Stadium-Armory Summer 2022 (with work at Cheverly, Landover, New Car)
WMATA also plans to close Rockville & Shady Grove in fall 2021; Single-track on Red Line Dupont-Van Ness in summer 2021; weekend closures in a number of places including Grosvenor-Strathmore on Red Line & BL/OR/SV through Stadium-Armory area in late 2021 early 2022

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