The third installment of the Transformers movie franchise is getting ready to film in Washington, DC later this summer. If you’ve ever wanted to make it big in Hollywood, well, this probably won’t do it, but you never know. It would definitely be a fun experience! Sign up to be an extra in what is sure to be a summer blockbuster full of robot-y goodness.
For more information, visit: http://film.dc.gov/DC/FILM/For+The+Community/Casting+Calls
To help people get around the work zone, Metro will operate free shuttle buses between the Fort Totten and Glenmont Metrorail stations. Customers should build an extra 40 minutes into their travel plans if they need to pass through the work zone.
Metro will conduct several projects in the area of the closure during the Labor Day Holiday weekend. Track workers will replace two old track switches at the Silver Spring Metrorail station, install 750 new track fasteners, 1,720 new crossties, 525 feet of new track, 500 new rail insulators, new heater tape, new tunnel safety lights and install communications cables in support for upgraded cell phone access. The track switch replacement is work recommended by the National Transportation Safety Board. The cell phone service project is a Congressional mandate to improve cell phone access at Metrorail stations.
This will be the largest maintenance shutdown in Metro’s 34-year history. Officials anticipate having more than 500 track maintenance employees and three contractors working during the Labor Day Holiday weekend.
During the Labor Day Holiday weekend, all Red Line trains will operate between the Shady Grove and Fort Totten Metrorail station. The Fort Totten Metrorail station on the Red Line will remain open.
Metro will operate free shuttle bus service between the Fort Totten and Glenmont Metrorail stations.
Riders who wish to avoid the closure of the Red Line between the Fort Totten and Glenmont Metrorail stations can use the following Metrobus lines during the Labor Day weekend:
• C8 (College Park-White Flint) line, which serves the Glenmont Metrorail station.
• J2 (Bethesda-Silver Spring) line, which serves the Silver Spring, Bethesda and Medical Center Metrorail stations.
• Q1, 2, 4, 6 (Veirs Mill Road) line, which serves the Shady Grove, Rockville, Wheaton, Forest Glen and Silver Spring Metrorail stations.
By completing this work during the Labor Day Holiday weekend, Metro will save more than $1 million in late-night maintenance costs that would have resulted in 150 days of single-tracking.
To alert customers about this work, Metro will send e-Alerts, use social media, post signs in key stations, and make train and system announcements.
Additional information on the Labor Day holiday weekend closure of the Red Line between the Fort Totten and Glenmont Metrorail stations will be available in the next couple of weeks. Riders are encouraged to check Metro’s web site at www.metroopensdoors.com for upcoming details on Red Line train and shuttle bus schedules.
If you’re in DC at the beginning of next week, you will want to avoid any of the attractions around the Washington Convention Center. The nuclear security summit is going to be held next week, and traffic is expected to be a nightmare. Street closings will begin Sunday night and will not reopen until Tuesday evening. Unless you live or work in the area, you will not be allowed to enter the area.
The Mt. Vernon Square Metro stop will be closed, and some yellow line trains will be affected. Security in all the Metro stations is sure to be heavy.
For a detailed list of road closures and travel advice, visit the Washington Post’s Dr. Gridlock.
According to the National Park Service’s Rob DeFeo, the cherry blossoms will peak April 3-8. They’re getting pretty good with their predictions. This will be the tenth year in a row that the peak has landed during the week of the Cherry Blossom Festival. So, get ready Washington, we’ve had our fill of snow flakes this winter, it’s almost time for those light pink “flakes” to star falling on our city.
We have all the information you need to help you plan your trip to attend the Cherry Blossom Festival.
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[Via The Washington Post]
The first lady surprised some lucky visitors to the White House yesterday. More than 614,000 people have visited the White House this year. If you’re coming to town, check out our White House page for information on how to get tickets for the tour. Who knows, maybe the big man himself will be greeting guests when you visit.
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