ANNUAL REPORT 1974

The report includes such highlights of the year's accomplishments as groundbreaking in Maryland and receipt of first Metro rolling stock and 620 new Metrobuses. The year closed with 39 miles of route and 39 stations under construction, including 26 for which finish contracts had been awarded. About 4.6 miles and six stations of Metro service is scheduled to begin in early fall of 1975, with a total of 18 miles and 25 stations in service during the Bicentennial year. The price for building Metro has gone up from $2.98 billion to $4.45 billion, reflecting inflation, materials shortages, a major court decision, various delays, storms, strikes and other factors.

• Corporate Authors:

  Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

  950 l'Enfant Plaza, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20006
• Publication Date: 1974-12-31

Media Info

• Pagination: 26 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus lines; Construction; Construction projects; Excavation and tunneling; Passenger transportation; Planning; Rapid transit; Routes; Subways; Transportation planning; Urban transportation
• Identifier Terms: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
• Geographic Terms: Washington (District of Columbia)
• Old TRIS Terms: Subway railways
• Subject Areas: Construction; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00090874
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: WMTA-75/8
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 26 1981 12:00AM