Baltimore’s Metro Subway and Light Rail riders have a couple weeks to prepare for some service interruptions coming next month, as the state plots track maintenance or replacements for the transit systems.
The Maryland Transit Administration will start maintenance on Baltimore Metro Subway tracks starting Sept. 14, and running through Nov. 4, the agency announced today. A spokesman said no information was immediately available on which areas of the system are being worked on.
Unlike this past winter, when the system shut down completely as MTA raced to perform overdue repairs on the tracks, all stations will remain open for this project. (Another systemwide shutdown had been planned for this month, but it didn’t end up actually happening.) All work will be performed on weekends, during which single-tracking will be in effect. That could mean delays on Saturdays and Sundays, the MTA said.
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