A deal to extend Metro service by one hour Thursday night, in conjunction with the late start to the Washington Capitals’ playoff game, has fallen through.
The nation of Qatar was slated to pay the $100,000 necessary to keep Metro open later, but according to reports, Qatar representatives tried to change the language of the agreement.
Metro Board Chairman Jack Evans, a D.C. Council member from Ward 2, called the deal off as a result. There is no other plan currently in place to extend Metro service from its usual weeknight closing time of 11:30 p.