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DC Metro top executive to retire in six months

By Abigail Adcox
Published January 18, 2022 10:54pm ET
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DC Metro top executive to retire in six months
Plans to build a Metro station at Alexandria's Potomac Yard have hit another snag, pushing back the opening of a potential station there to 2017 at the earliest. (Photo: Graeme Jennings/Examiner) | Graeme Jennings

D.C. Metro’s top executive is stepping down in six months, according to the regional transit authority.

Paul Wiedefeld, the 66-year-old general manager and CEO, gave his retirement notice on Tuesday and pledged to continue addressing service disruptions in his final months, Metro Board of Directors Chairman Paul Smedberg said in a press release from the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.

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