Washington DC Metro Trying Another Strategy to End Fare Evasion

Washington DC Metro Trying Another Strategy to End Fare Evasion
Escalator at the D.C. metro on March 16, 2016. Pete Marovich/Getty Images
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The D.C. Metro train system, WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority), just announced its plan to spend an additional $40 million to install newly designed fare gates at all of their stations, making it more difficult to evade fares and curb revenue loss.

The installation of the new gates, which were tested last year at a handful of stations, will include 48-inch-high laminated safety glass doors. The project is slated for completion in the next 15 months.

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Masooma Haq began reporting for The Epoch Times from Pakistan in 2008. She currently covers a variety of topics including U.S. government, culture, and entertainment.
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