The Examiner’s Kytja Weir reports today that WMATA is looking at laying off about 60 employees, as well as eliminating an additional 90 positions that are not currently filled. The move is of course part of Metro’s still-evolving plan to cover an unexpected $40 million budget gap — a plan that now seems likely to include some service cuts and/or a sudden 10-cent surcharge on all fares. “The layoffs and job cuts are slated to primarily hit administrative workers, but some who make the trains and buses run could also be canned, said Metro spokesman Steven Taubenkibel. The exact jobs to be cut are still being determined, he said, but the pink slips are due by the end of March.”