New Metro escalator opens at Foggy Bottom station

Commuters at the Foggy Bottom Metro station got to ride on a clean new escalator after enduring months of construction that forced many to wait in long lines only to climb the stalled stairs. “This is awesome,” Jennifer Bretsch yelled out, raising her arms in the air, as she rode up Monday morning.

“It’s been a nightmare,” she said. “You think you’re going to get to work at a certain time. More often than not, though, they’re down and there’s a backlog of people.”