Prince George’s County officials on Monday outlined their plans for dealing with the second phase of Metro’s SafeTrack rebuilding plan, which will cut off access between the county and downtown D.C. via the Orange, Blue and Silver lines for 16 days beginning Saturday.
The plan calls for additional buses and free bus service between end-of-the-line Metro stations and additional capacity on MARC trains. In addition, the county will embark on an aggressive communications effort to encourage residents to seek alternatives.
This second “surge” of Metro’s massive year-long maintenance program is the first that includes the partial shutdown of lines. Starting Saturday, Orange, Blue and Silver line service will be shut down between the Eastern Market and Minnesota Avenue and Benning Road stations. In addition, there will be no Blue Line service between Arlington Cemetery and Rosslyn in Northern Virginia.
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