Metro to close 13 stations for a week amid threats of inauguration violence

[Wicked Blue]

Washington Posty
Justin George
Jan. 13, 2021 at 5:50 p.m. EST

Metro will shut down more than a dozen stations near the U.S. Capitol and Mall for days around the presidential inauguration because of the possibility of violent protests.

Starting Friday, the transit agency will begin closing 13 stations through the following Thursday, the day after President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated on the steps of the Capitol. Metrobus service and routes also will be adjusted around a security perimeter guarded by fences and an expected 20,000 members of the National Guard.

The transit precautions were made through coordination with the Secret Service, which is directing safety of the event after last week’s attempted insurrection and riot at the U.S. Capitol that left five dead and wounded several others.

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Stations closing on Friday include: Farragut North, Judiciary Square and Union Station on the Red Line; Archives on the Green and Yellow lines; Arlington Cemetery on the Blue Line; Farragut West, McPherson Square, Federal Center SW, Capitol South, Smithsonian and Federal Triangle on the Blue, Orange and Silver lines.

Stations closing Saturday are Metro Center and Gallery Place, two of the largest transfer stations.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2021/01/13/metro-inauguration/

[MagickMuffin]

1. They should kept the info secret and had the insurrectionist bumbling around with no where to go

Having to tote around all their gear.

[lindysalsagal]

3. Sure, but, hopefully all of this deters participation.

We need to show the world we're strong and recovering.

[Retrograde]

4. Imagine trying to get to work

only to find your Metro station closed. At least this give the residents of the area a heads-up.

[grumpyduck]

2. Sad but necessary.