Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and KONE will begin a project to install the system's 50th new escalator since 2011. Over a two-year period, the project will replace the three entrance escalators at Waterfront Station in Southwest, DC. In the past five years, Metro has installed 37 new escalators at the following stations: Bethesda, Branch Avenue, Brookland, Columbia Heights, Dupont Circle, Foggy Bottom, Friendship Heights, Georgia Ave-Petworth, Glenmont, Metro Center, Mt.

Vernon Square, Pentagon, Van Ness and Woodley Park. In addition, projects are currently underway to replace an additional 12 escalators. The work at Waterfront Station will begin after the station closes.

Each escalator is expected to take 35 weeks to replace, including site preparation, demolition, construction, installation and testing. For safety reasons, most of the work will be done during overnight hours.