Thursday, January 3, 2013
The much-delayed rehabilitation project is finally complete.
After a much-delayed rehabilitation project, the Bethesda Metro station elevator has re-opened to transit commuters. The elevator closed in May for a rehabilitation project that was initially expected to take four months. Problems acquiring parts for the project contributed to the delay, Bethesda Now reported. The elevator was functioning Thursday morning. Bethesda blogger Robert Dyer, who first reported the news of the re-opening, posted photos of the elevator operating on Wednesday evening. The opening of the elevator came sooner than Metro's latest predicition of Friday.
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
The re-opening of the elevator, which has been closed for a rehabilitation project, has been delayed several times.
The much-delayed opening of the Bethesda Metro station elevator is set for Friday, the Washington Post reports. A state inspection of the elevator was set for Wednesday, according to the report. Metro was awaiting the state inspection before it could re-open the elevator, even though the repair work has been finished, The Washington Examiner reported last week. The elevator closed in May for a rehabilitation project that was initially expected to take four months. Metro crews ran into delays acquiring parts for the project, and new state elevator codes also contributed to the delay, according to a Gazette report. Next up for the station? A replacement project for the station's oft-bemoaned escalators, expected to launch in early 2014.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Metro is awaiting a state inspection before it can re-open the elevator following a much-delayed rehabilitation project, The Washington Examiner reports.
After several delays, the Bethesda Metro station elevator could open late this week, The Washington Examiner reports. The elevator closed in May for a rehabilitation project that was initially expected to take four months. Metro crews ran into delays acquiring parts for the project, and new state elevator codes also contributed to the delay, according to a Gazette report. Metro is awaiting a state inspection before it re-opens the elevator, even though the repair work is finished, according to The Examiner. Next up for the station? A replacement project for the station's oft-bemoaned escalators, expected to launch in early 2014.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Station at Wisconsin and Elm Street will be built in conjunction with Red Line Metro south entrance.
Maryland Transit Administration officials on Tuesday unveiled new renderings for the Bethesda station on the Purple Line, a 16-mile light rail planned to connect Bethesda with New Carrollton. The new designs include a 5- to 7-foot sidewalk alongside the light rail through the Wisconsin Avenue tunnel. The sidewalk option was developed after Montgomery County Council members determined it would be too expensive and too risky to route the Capital Crescent Trail above the light rail inside the tunnel. Instead, council members chose to support an option to route the trail at grade across Wisconsin Avenue. “I know it’s a disappointment to people but I think the sidewalk at least gives them an option,” said Mike Madden, MTA Purple Line project …
Hal Burman
3:41 pm on Thursday, January 3, 2013
might the post office that was located next to the elevator also reopen? more ›