DC Metro releases final safety overhaul plan

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The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has released its final track-work maintenance plan aimed to improve the safety of the 40-year-old system.

The effort, known as “SafeTrack,” will see its first maintenance program officially begin June 4. Single-tracking along the Orange and Silver lines between Ballston and East Falls Church will be in effect for 13 straight days, Metro said in a news release Thursday.

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