Metro increases inauguration security
Published: January 8, 2009
Updated: January 8, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Metro transit system says more than 100 police officers from 14 transit agencies will help with security during the inauguration.
They will be joined by federal law enforcement and local police departments to help oversee the bus and rail system, which is bracing for record ridership.
Several hundred volunteers also will assist customers who are unfamiliar with Metro. They will hand out maps and help customers with fare machines.
Metro continues to warn passengers of packed railcars and long lines. General Manager John Catoe is comparing the crush to ``the Fourth of July several times over.‘’
To help alleviate crowding on trains, Metro will run 22 dedicated bus routes to downtown along major corridors in D.C., Maryland and Virginia.
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