The joys of infrastructure investment. Washington Post:

The new escalators at Foggy Bottom, along with a new staircase which will be installed early next year, are part of a $5.9 million project. The old units had become “unsustainable and unreliable” and the work to replace them started in late January, according to Metro officials. A new canopy will be installed over the escalator and staircase entrance in early 2012.

The new escalators at Foggy Bottom are a big deal to Metro because they are the first replacement escalators in the transit system in 15 years, according transit officials. The new escalators at Foggy Bottom are made by Switzerland-based Schindler Group, one of the largest manufacturers of escalators and elevators in the world.

Back in March 2010, I marveled these escalators and at how “constantly breaking down” could be the status quo for well over a decade. So I hereby salute Metro for addressing the situation.