In this file photo, depart a train at the Rhode Island Avenue Metro station on May 26, 2016. Falling debris caused officials to shut down the station for structural inspections. (Photo by Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post)The Rhode Island Avenue station reopened Sunday, restoring normal service to the Red Line during the holiday weekend, Metro officials said. Metro closed the station after chunks of concrete ceiling fell to the ground in two incidents last week. [After falling concrete, Rhode Island station closed through Monday]In a statement released just before noon Sunday, officials said engineers reviewed the soundness of the mezzanine ceiling that had crumbled and completed “extensive structural inspections and remediation efforts” at the station.

Source: Washington Post September 04, 2016 16:30 UTC