The transit agency is also looking to maximize service in the core of the region.

VRE and MARC commuter rail says to prepare for cancellations and to seek alternative travel. Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor should not be affected by the strike, but other routes might be.

It is the second time in two years that the FRA has paused analysis of the project.

Frequent cleaning and social distancing were factors that riders cited as key to bringing them back to Metro.

The region’s transportation hubs are touting a number of COVID-19-related precautions and measures in hopes of keeping everyone healthy and safe during what is normally the busiest travel period of the year.

Metro Transit Police are investigating how the person fell on the tracks.

Blue, Orange, and Silver Line trains were temporarily suspended as officials investigated the scene.

Metro Transit Police say the man “intentionally entered the track bed.”

The federal workers had to “jump out of harm’s way” near Ronald Reagan Airport station on Thursday.

It happened on the tracks between Naylor Road and Suitland stations.