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Robertson Tunnel Closed, MAX Blue And Red Lines Disrupted – KXL

TriMet has closed the Robertson Tunnel for maintenance work until September 14th. Image courtesy TriMet.

PORTLAND, OR – A weeklong disruption to TriMet’s MAX Blue and Red lines through the Robertson Tunnel is underway and expected to last through September 13th. The tunnel closure is considered essential, as workers will focus on a part of the MAX system that has been in service for nearly 30 years.

During the seven-day disruption, crews will complete two major projects. One will replace about a mile of the overhead wire used to power MAX trains, including the installation of a new wire tensioning system just west of the tunnel. In addition, crews will replace about 700 feet of track between Washington Park and Goose Hollow, will replace some rail ties, and perform deep cleaning inside the tunnel.

Shuttle buses will replace MAX service, arriving at stops from the Sunset Transit Center and the Providence Park MAX Station about every five minutes on weekdays and every seven minutes during next Saturday, September 13th.

Some trips may take up to 45 minutes longer than usual, according to TriMet. They encourage riders traveling to and from Portland International Airport to be aware of the extra travel time and to plan ahead. In some cases, regularly scheduled bus service may offer a faster or more direct option than using a combination of trains and buses. Riders can plan ahead for their trips at trimet.org/planner.

For questions or help planning your trip, contact TriMet’s Customer Support Center at 503-238-RIDE (7433), available Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The Robertson Tunnel has been in use since 1998. TriMet officials say it stretches three miles and contains the deepest transit station in North America, the Washington Park MAX Station, listed at 260 feet below the surface, the equivalent of the length of a football field.

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September 7, 2025
Here’s what to know ahead of the T’s November Red Line shutdowns

Parts of the MBTA’s Red Line will shut down multiple times next month.

Red Line service will be suspended early in November between Broadway and North Quincy from Nov. 5 through Nov. 10 and between Broadway and Ashmont on Nov. 9 and Nov. 10. The MBTA announced all service changes for the month on Oct. 17.

Alternate service options are available.

Free and accessible shuttle buses will make all stops between Broadway and North Quincy and between Broadway and Ashmont. The MBTA also encourages riders to use the Middleborough, Kingston and Greenbush Commuter Rail lines for free between the Broadway and North Quincy stops.

Later in the month, the Red Line will be suspended between Harvard and Broadway from Nov. 18 through Nov. 24.

You can find more information regarding MBTA service changes for November on their website.

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October 30, 2024
Detour ahead: Weekend road closures for DC events – WTOP News
The Celebrate Petworth Festival, Gender Liberation March, DC Half Marathon and scheduled Metrorail work will make it difficult to get around the city this weekend. Here’s what you need to know about road closures.
This weekend, there are multiple events that will significantly impact how you get around D.C.

On Saturday, the Celebrate Petworth Festival — a free neighborhood festival in Northwest D.C. with music and activities for the whole family — will be shutting down the following streets from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to vehicle traffic and parking.
- Upshur Street from 8th Street to 9th Street NW
- 9th Street from Upshur Street to Kansas Avenue NW
All motorists should find alternative routes to get to the festival and should expect further street closures and parking restrictions from city officials.

Also on Saturday, the inaugural Gender Liberation March will start at noon in Columbus Circle at Union Station in Northeast D.C. The march and rally plans to advocate for “reproductive freedom, gender-affirming medical care, and the civil rights of trans people.” Several LGBTQ celebrities and activists, such as actor Elliot Page and author Raquel Willis, are scheduled to attend.

According to the event’s website, the 1.5-mile march will begin at 1 p.m. and head towards the Heritage Foundation Headquarters and the Supreme Court before returning back to Columbus Circle by 3 p.m. Those planning to attend are encouraged to use public transportation.

On Sunday, the DC Half Marathon — an annual 13.1 mile-long scenic run around the Tidal Basin up through Georgetown and back down Massachusetts Avenue — has runners hitting the pavement at 7 a.m.

The following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic by police from approximately 6 a.m. till midnight:
- 1200 block of Maine Avenue SW
- Maine Avenue from I-395 Westbound to Independence Avenue SW
- Southbound Potomac River Freeway Split to Route 66 NW
- Theodore Roosevelt Bridge Ramp to Ohio Drive NW
- Westbound E Street Expressway ramp to Southbound Potomac River Freeway NW
- 9th Street Tunnel ramp to Maine Avenue SW
The following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic by police from approximately 6 a.m. till midnight:
- Ohio Drive from 23rd Street to East Basin Drive SW
- Independence Avenue from 14th Street to 23rd Street SW
- Rock Creek Parkway from Ohio Drive NW to Shoreham Hill
- East and West Potomac Parks
- East Basin Drive SW
- Raoul Wallenberg Place from 15th Street to Maine Avenue SW
- Ramp from Memorial Circle to Ohio Drive SW
- Homefront Drive SW
- Daniel Chester French Drive from Independence Avenue to Lincoln Memorial Circle SW
- Maine Avenue at ramp from East Basin Drive to Independence Avenue SW
- 17th Street from Constitution Avenue, NW to Independence Avenue SW
- Parkway Drive, NW from Lincoln Memorial Circle to Rock Creek Parkway
- 15th Street from Constitution Avenue, NW to Independence Avenue SW
- Madison Drive from 14th Street to 15th Street NW
- Jefferson Drive from 14th Street to 15th Street SW
On top of road closures, Metrorail has trackwork scheduled for Saturday and Sunday on the Red Line. Work crews will be renewing rail fasteners and conduct third rail maintenance, the transit agency said in a release.

Free shuttle buses will replace train service between Medical Center and Grosvenor-Strathmore stations on the Red Line.

Trains will run every six minutes between Shady Grove and Grosvenor-Strathmore stations during the day, and every 10 minutes at night after 9:30 p.m. Trains will run every eight minutes between Medical Center to Glenmont stations during the day, and every 10 minutes at night after 9:30 p.m.

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September 13, 2024
It’s the home stretch for Metro riders impacted by monthslong eastern Red Line closure – WTOP News

Metro stops at Glenmont, Wheaton, Forest Glen and Silver Spring, which have been shutdown since June, are scheduled to be back open in the coming weeks.

Signs on the ground, telling riders where to stand for shuttle buses. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli)

Now that it’s August, relief is in sight for Metrorail riders who’ve been impacted by the monthslong closure of four stations on the Red Line.

The Metro stops at Glenmont, Wheaton, Forest Glen and Silver Spring have been shutdown since the start of June, but they are scheduled to be back open in the coming weeks.

“I know this month is the last month,” said resident Corey Page, as he waited for a shuttle bus to pick him up on Georgia Avenue outside the Wheaton Metro station. “I’m sure it’s going to be easier because the train goes right there.”

The stations are scheduled to be closed through Aug. 31, and a Metro spokesperson confirmed to WTOP on Friday that the stations are “projected to reopen on schedule.”

Riders who typically use the now-closed stations have had to find workarounds, including using those shuttle buses provided by Metro.

Chase Brown said that has made his commutes longer.

“It adds about 30 minutes each way,” Brown said. “I have to get up a little earlier or get prepared a little earlier.”

Audrey Maran said it adds “more time than usual” for her commutes, too.

“I’m definitely looking forward to having the Metro back,” said Maran.

During the closure, construction work is being done at the Silver Spring station in order to connect it to a future station for the Purple Line, a light-rail line that will eventually have 21 stations between New Carrollton and Bethesda, connecting Montgomery and Prince George’s counties.

“I’m happy they’re doing the work they’ve been doing, but at the same time, it’ll be nice to get back to normal,” said Brown.

Metro said it decided to close additional Red Line stations along with Silver Spring in order to carry out other maintenance, repairs and improvements.

“This allows Metro to utilize a singular outage over three months, rather than more than eight months of weekend closures and disruptions if the work were done individually in shorter segments,” according to Metro.

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August 3, 2024
Metro unveils plan to dampen impact of summer Red Line work that will shut down 5 stations – WTOP News

Metro has announced free shuttle service and other mitigation efforts to help riders affected by the shutdown of five Red Line stations this summer.

Metro says free shuttle buses traveling in special bus-only lanes through parts of Montgomery County, Maryland, will help riders affected by the shutdown of five Red Line stations this summer.

The Glenmont, Wheaton, Forest Glen and Silver Spring stations will be closed from June 1 through Aug. 31. The Takoma station will be closed from June 1 through June 29.

To help riders get around, Metro will roll out four free shuttle routes during the entire closure. A local shuttle will stop at each station between Glenmont and Fort Totten, running every four minutes during peak times and every eight minutes all other times. Metro estimates that route will be 61 minutes long.

The “Limited 1” shuttle will include stops at Glenmont, Wheaton and Fort Totten, with an estimated travel time of 37 minutes and the same shuttle frequency as the local route.

The “Limited 2” shuttle will stop at Forest Glenn, Silver Spring and Fort Totten. Metro said the Limited 2 will run just as often as the local and Limited 1, and estimated the route will take 25 minutes.

On weekdays only, Metro will also run an express shuttle that will run between Silver Spring and Metro Center, with no other stops. The express route will run every eight minutes at all times and is expected to a be a 39-minute trip.

To prioritize these buses, Metro has partnered with the Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration to create more than seven miles of bus-only lanes along parts of Georgia Avenue between Glenmont and Silver Spring. Signal timing will also adjust to prioritize buses.

In D.C., parts of 16th and I Streets in Northwest will be posted as Emergency No Parking from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays to help the express shuttle get around quickly.

Metro provided the following maps to illustrate the shuttle routes, dedicated bus lanes and parking restrictions:

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The Maryland Transit Administration is also offering discounted fares on MARC Trains and buses from stops close to impacted Red Line stations, according to Metro.

The Red Line stations are closing in coordination with the MTA Purple Line project, during which a new mezzanine will be built to connect the upcoming light rail line to Metro at the Silver Spring platform. Since that will already shut down Silver Spring for several months, Metro planned additional work there and at surrounding stations for the same time.

The transit agency said crews will perform rail renewal, tunnel leak mitigation, elevator and escalator maintenance and install new digital signage, along with other improvements.

As for the rest of the Red Line, trains will run every 6 minutes all day, including during rush hours when trains normally run every 5 minutes, due to capacity limitations at Fort Totten and Takoma, Metro said. After 9:30 p.m., trains will run every 10 minutes as normally scheduled.

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April 23, 2024
Evergreen Podcasts Partners With Author David A. Andelman on a New Podcast

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updated: Jan 15, 2021

CLEVELAND, January 15, 2021 (Newswire.com)
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Evergreen Podcasts is thrilled to launch A Red Line In the Sand, a companion podcast to the new book of the same title. Both the podcast and book were created by a longtime columnist for CNN and veteran correspondent for The New York Times and CBS News, David A. Andelman. David combines history and global politics to help us better understand the exploding number of military, political, and diplomatic crises around the globe.

“It’s a privilege to bring the vital message of A Red Line in the Sand to Evergreen’s fabulous global audience,” says Andelman. “This compelling, moving examination of the world’s largest web of red lines at any single moment in history deserves the kind of treatment that only Evergreen’s producers and engineers can provide.”

Both the podcast and the book tell the riveting and illuminating behind-the-scenes stories of the world’s most intense “red lines,” from diplomatic and military challenges at particular turning points in history to the ones that set the tone of geopolitics today. More red lines exist in the world today than at any other single moment in history.

As he traverses the globe, Andelman uses original documentary research, previously classified material, interviews with key players, and reportage from more than 80 countries across five decades to help us understand the growth, the successes and frequent failures that have shaped our world today. Andelman provides not just vivid historical context but a political anatomy of these red lines. How might their failures be prevented going forward? When and how can such lines in the sand help preserve peace rather than tempt conflict?

A Red Line in the Sand is a vital examination of our present and the future—where does diplomacy end and war begin? It is an object lesson of tantamount importance to every leader, diplomat, citizen, and voter. As America establishes more red lines than it has pledged to defend, every American should understand the volatile atmosphere and the existential stakes of the red web that encompasses the globe.

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About David A. Andelman
David A. Andelman is an award-winning international communications professional — international and financial news, magazines, newspapers, television, radio, internet, books — with extensive experience and contacts in all major media at home and across 82 countries where he has lived and worked.

About Evergreen Podcasts
Evergreen features a growing catalog of entertaining and informative podcasts, rooted in high creative values and production quality. We are a community where people think big, capturing the color and diversity of modern thinkers. From entrepreneurs and musicians to philosophers and artists, Evergreen is in the business of uniting audiences with boots-on-the-ground storytellers. Evergreen’s talented creative team works with top brands and thought leaders to publish inspiring stories through branded content, original shows, and partner podcasts.

Evergreen Podcasts was founded by Joan Dolan Andrews in January of 2017. During its first year of operation, Evergreen launched four podcasts with nearly 18,000 podcast downloads. The company now has over 60 podcast programs and delivered more than 4 million downloads in 2020.

Other history podcasts published by Evergreen include From First Lady to Jackie O., This American President, The Medal of Honor Podcast, Burn the Boats, Warriors in their Own Words, Conflicted: A History Podcast, and Written In Blood History. All podcasts produced and distributed by Evergreen Podcasts can be streamed globally on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, and other major podcast platforms.

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Name: David Allen Moss

Email: dmoss@evergreenpodcasts.com

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January 15, 2021