Nt1330 Unit 9 Final Project

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Jim Hughes, Managing Director, Office of Rail Transportation (RTRA) and Chairman of the Metro’s Inauguration Day Services provided a brief overview of public transportation services for that day and weekend. He stated that Inauguration will be on Friday, January 20, 2017. Metro will operate fixed route service and some MetroAccess service on that day. On Inauguration Day, Metro will open at 4AM and operate on a rush hour schedule until 9PM. During this period, Metro will charge a peak fare for service and parking. Metrobus will operate on a Saturday schedule with both Metrorail and Metrobus service being limited around the secure area near the Inauguration and parade route. In response to a question about station closing, Mr. Hughes stated …show more content…
SmarTrip card will be sold online, a various retail outlets and in advance for bulk sales. On Inauguration Day, customers can purchase commerative SmarTrip cards at certain Metrorail stations for $10 with $8 stored value. In response to a question about crowds, Mr. Hughes stated that Metro will have staff including uniform officers on hand to assist customers and help with crowd control. Mr. Hughes stated that once the information has been finalized, all this information will be available on Metro’s website. Metro will suspend all SafeTrack and late night work on all lines for one week for the Inauguration. Dr. Miller expressed an interest in whether the sale of SmarTrip passes will be at the Huntington Station. Metro usually does hand-sales of Inauguration Day SmarTrip cards and one-day passes at stations like Pentagon City and Stadium Armory where there is access to larger crowds of people interested in attending the events. Suzanne Kamel expressed an interest in whether Metro will have anyone on hand to ensure that the elevators, are operating properly. Mr. Hughes stated that Metro will have technicians from the Office of Elevator and Escalator Services on hand at select stations to make repairs should any