Skip to main content

Metro, county disagree over transit center test

WASHINGTON – Montgomery County and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority continue to disagree over repairs to the $120 million Silver Spring Transit Center.

WMATA’s Tom Robinson last month said of the center, “The building continues to move and continues to crack.” Repairs to the cracks in the concrete are underway, but WMATA wants something called a slot stress test to be done before it will take ownership of the project.

But David Dise, director of general services for the county wrote in an update on repairs this week that the slot stress test would be “of no value.”

Asked for comment, a spokesman for WMATA said the agency hasn’t had a chance to review the letter.

At a recent hearing, WMATA officials told the county council the questions they had about the transit center had to do with durability, not safety.

Negotiations over who will take over the center once it’s done continue.

Follow @WTOP on Twitter.

Emergency guide: What you should do to prepare for emergencies

WASHINGTON — Do you know what you'd do if an emergency hits? What if you're at work, your spouse is stuck in traffic and your children are in school? There's no way to plan for every emergency, but you can make sure you're prepared for different scenarios, including making a plan for your family and building a kit of emergency supplies.
Read Next Story