BUS BAY ESCALATOR UNDER " MAJOR REPAIR " AT BETHESDA METRO STATION (PHOTOS) #WMATA

That problematic escalator between the street level and bus bays at the Bethesda Metro station is acting up again, earning itself a "major repair" from Metro. Currently shut down as of this writing, the escalator is forecast to reopen tomorrow, in time for Election Day. Stay tuned!

ARCLIGHT CINEMAS POSTERS IN BETHESDA METRO STATION (PHOTOS)

Remember when I said to watch for these promotional posters ahead of the November 4 opening of ArcLight Cinemas at Westfield Montgomery Mall? Search no further than beneath Bethesda. These ads are in the Bethesda Metro station.

MASSIVE BETHESDA METRO ESCALATOR PROJECT UNDERWAY (PHOTOS) #WMATA

The replacement of the first of 3 106' entrance escalators at the Bethesda Metro station is underway, and will take approximately 42 weeks to complete. Here is a look at the state of things now, as well as the newly-added, temporary Transit Police box. What's the box for? A transit officer must be on-site at all times in the event of an emergency during the 2-1/2-year escalator replacement project. Part of that is to ensure the station does not become overcrowded, should any failures occur with the still-operating escalators.

FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO SMOKE AT BETHESDA METRO STATION (PHOTOS)

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue services responded to a report of smoke at the Bethesda Metro station around 9:00 PM tonight. No fire was found. Trains were briefly slowed along the Red Line. According to MCFRS spokesperson Pete Piringer, the smoke was coming from an arcing insulator in the tunnel just outside the station.

By 9:30, a station announcement by Metro indicated trains were back on their normal weekend schedule. Firefighters and investigators handed over the issue moments later to Metro maintenance crews.

Battalion Chief on scene at
Bethesda Metro station tonight

Firefighters in Bethesda Metro station

There was minimal
disruption of train service

A few tense moments,
but all smoke and no fire