The goal of the legislation was to ensure state funds are allocated effectively and bring more accountability to the performance of both systems.
During construction, Red Line service will be unavailable at Farragut North, Metro Center, and Gallery Place stations with free shuttle buses replacing trains from Dec. 18 through Saturday, Dec. 30.
The grant was delivered at a celebration at the Cinder Bed Road Bus Garage which will be converted to exclusively serve battery-electric buses with funds from the grant.
Issuing bonds is an important part of Metro’s strategy to maintain a predictable revenue stream to plan for long-term capital projects that modernize the system and keep it safe and reliable for generations to come.
Metro said it will continue to monitor the performance of the new faregates as more rollouts are completed.
The faregate modifications will be installed in phases with plans to retrofit faregates throughout the system over the next year.
The bus transfer lights will be located near select bus stops and will serve lower-frequency routes.
In total, WMATA’s team installed nearly 25 miles of new rail during this phase of construction, replacing some of the oldest rail in the system to improve safety and reliability.
Without an increase in funding, Metro would be forced to make drastic cuts to rail, bus, and paratransit services across the region.
The new income-qualified reduced fare program, "Metro Lift" launches June 20.
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