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On Sunday, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and local officials celebrated the opening of three new transit-grade escalators at the Dupont Circle Station's south entrance, marking the end of an eight-and a-half-month project.

Completed on time and on budget, the project was necessary because the three escalators at the south entrance were the least reliable in the Metrorail system, WMATA officials said in a prepared statement.

"This project is just one visible example of how we're working to improve safety and reliability throughout the entire Metro system," said WMATA General Manager and Chief Executive Officer Richard Sarles.

In addition to three escalators replaced last year at Foggy Bottom, the new escalators at Dupont Circle are part of WMATA's multi-year plan to improve escalator and elevator reliability across the system. Under the plan, 94 escalators are scheduled for full replacement during the next seven years.