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Metro Red Line problems continue

By Saeko Robinson

WASHINGTON — Metro Red Line users can expect more delays Saturday morning.

As soon as the transit system opened Saturday morning, Metro sent out an alert of a power problem on the Red Line. Metro officials said buses are replacing trains between Takoma and NoMa-Gallaudet.

Saturday is the first day of the new 24/7 work zone, which could have the largest impact of all scheduled track work.

The surge was expected to shut down service between Fort Totten and NoMa-Gallaudet.

Metro authorities have yet to comment on the unscheduled Metro shutdown.

 

Audit: Metro put millions of federal dollars at risk in failed Buy America program

By Max Smith
WASHINGTON — Oversight and contracting failures at Metro risked an immediate loss of millions in federal funding, a new audit report from Metro’s Office of Inspector General found. The audit of Metro’s Buy America contract award and oversight process found $68 million in bus, paratransit or rail car vehicle and parts purchases did not meet federal contracting requirements, and $517 million of the $1.4 billion in contracts reviewed did not follow the Federal Transit Administration’s nonbinding suggested best practices.
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