http://www.arlnow.com/2013/02/21/four-orange-line-stations-closed-this-weekend/ News, Weather, Traffic, Events and Reviews in Arlington, Virginia Sat, 18 May 2013 23:13:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.arlnow.com/2013/02/21/four-orange-line-stations-closed-this-weekend/#comment-312692 Not Me Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:17:54 +0000 https://www.arlnow.com:443/?p=66211#comment-312692 Haha!

]]> http://www.arlnow.com/2013/02/21/four-orange-line-stations-closed-this-weekend/#comment-312376 WeiQiang Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:06:03 +0000 https://www.arlnow.com:443/?p=66211#comment-312376 yes. it’s called 23rd Street South.

]]> http://www.arlnow.com/2013/02/21/four-orange-line-stations-closed-this-weekend/#comment-312345 All Aboard Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:33:02 +0000 https://www.arlnow.com:443/?p=66211#comment-312345 If you think streetcars in Arlington are a joke, then the joke is on you.

]]> http://www.arlnow.com/2013/02/21/four-orange-line-stations-closed-this-weekend/#comment-312340 KathyInArlington Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:31:11 +0000 https://www.arlnow.com:443/?p=66211#comment-312340 HA, HA! Good one!

]]> http://www.arlnow.com/2013/02/21/four-orange-line-stations-closed-this-weekend/#comment-312337 Cyrus Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:27:36 +0000 https://www.arlnow.com:443/?p=66211#comment-312337 HA! These jokes never get old! Oh wait, yes. Yes, they do.

]]> http://www.arlnow.com/2013/02/21/four-orange-line-stations-closed-this-weekend/#comment-312319 Douglas Parker Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:19:21 +0000 https://www.arlnow.com:443/?p=66211#comment-312319 Thanks m. I appreciate the great explanation!

]]> http://www.arlnow.com/2013/02/21/four-orange-line-stations-closed-this-weekend/#comment-312270 speonjosh Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:28:23 +0000 https://www.arlnow.com:443/?p=66211#comment-312270 Only if she also logs in under the YTK name…..

]]> http://www.arlnow.com/2013/02/21/four-orange-line-stations-closed-this-weekend/#comment-312255 m Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:07:16 +0000 https://www.arlnow.com:443/?p=66211#comment-312255 They aren’t doing it to save labor costs, but because it is not possible to do certain tasks during the brief overnight periods when the system is closed. Metro does do substantial work late at night when the system is closed, but that is only from midnight to 5am on weeknights. By the time you bring in the equipment and get everythinig set up, they only have a few hours to work on a project. They also do some work on weekdays during the middle of the day, when they can single-track around the work zone. Again, only a few hours are available. For bigger projects, you really need to shut the line down for a long time and allow uninterrupted work. The work crews will be getting paid plenty, as these weekend projects generally include the weekend nights as well as days – they will have crews working nonstop for 48 hours or more.
It could be worse – London, for example, has shut down entire Tube lines for weeks to do big upgrade projects.

]]> http://www.arlnow.com/2013/02/21/four-orange-line-stations-closed-this-weekend/#comment-312225 great idea Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:29:55 +0000 https://www.arlnow.com:443/?p=66211#comment-312225 Oh really? Hopefully we don’t see that touching in the crime report next week.

]]> http://www.arlnow.com/2013/02/21/four-orange-line-stations-closed-this-weekend/#comment-312199 drax Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:10:41 +0000 https://www.arlnow.com:443/?p=66211#comment-312199 And, hey, Metro is providing bus service. You can still get there on Metro, it will just take longer.

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