News and Updates
Metro’s 2023 Major Construction is focused on maintenance and rail technology upgrades which will modernize the Metro system and increase reliability for customers. Silver Line customers cannot take rail between McLean and Ballston-MU stations and Orange Line customers cannot take rail between Vienna and Ballston-MU Metrorail Stations during the dates below.
Key Dates for Fairfax County Metrorail Customers
- June 3 - July 16 - Replacing rail/installing fiber optic cables on western Orange & Silver Lines
- June 3 - Vienna, Dunn Loring, West Falls Church, and East Falls Church close for construction
- June 25 - East Falls Church and West Falls Church reopen.
- July 16 - Vienna and Dunn Loring reopen
Important Information for Metro Customers
Fairfax Connector Express Service Alternatives
Now is a good time to give Fairfax Connector Express Routes a try, direct to either the Pentagon or S.W. Washington, D.C. All express bus service fare is $4.25.
- Route 599 - Express Bus Service from Reston North Park and Ride to the Pentagon
- Route 697 - Express Bus from Stringfellow Road Park and Ride to D Street in SW Washington D.C.
- Route 698 - Express Bus Service from Vienna Metrorail Station to the Pentagon
- Route 699 - Express Bus Service from Fairfax County Government Center Park and Ride to Downtown D.C