DC metro unveils new map signaling near completion of Silver Line after eight years

The Washington, D.C., metro unveiled its new map on Friday, together with a number of new Silver Line stations, signaling the close to completion of the road after eight years of development.

The earlier map of the metro included the brand new stations however in a light colour, exhibiting them as incomplete. The brand new map consists of the stations in full colour, together with renaming 5 different stations. The much-anticipated Silver Line extension value an estimated $3 billion and can prolong for 11 1/2 miles, in response to the Washington Submit.

Metro officers instructed the outlet that it’ll take an estimated one month to interchange all 5,000 maps throughout each metro station. A brand new station was additionally added alongside the Blue and Yellow traces, Potomac Yard, near Reagan Nationwide Airport. It’s set to open this fall.

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One of many Silver Line stations will join the metro to Dulles Worldwide Airport, permitting these arriving by aircraft to extra simply enter the U.S. capital.

The brand new map additionally exhibits a change within the title of 5 metro stations, accredited by the metro’s board final week. The title modifications had been in response to the departure of landmarks close to the stations bearing the title, or some related change, in response to the Washington Submit. Signal modifications within the stations are already ongoing.

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Metro officers have set the estimated begin date for the opening of the Silver Line in late fall however stated it could be delayed if federal regulators do not enable them to make use of extra of their metro automotive fleet.