WMATA in D.C. Rolling Out New Terminals but has No Immediate Plans to Support Open Loop

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Dan Balaban

The Washington (D.C.) Metropolitan Area Transit Authority last month started to replace 1,200 aging fare gates for its 91-station metro system and starting next year will do the same with 20-plus year-old fareboxes on board 1,500 buses, including upgraded readers for its closed-loop SmarTrip cards.

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