Washington, DC – Prince George Co. prepares for Metro commuting delays

Major Metrorail delays are expected in Prince George’s County and Northeast D.C. because of Metro’s SafeTrack maintenance plan. The Metrorail will shut down from Easter Market to Benning Road from June 18 to July 3, and will affect the Orange, Blue and Silver lines. This will be the second of 15 work surges that are planned over 10 months. “Surge 2 is going to be much different than Surge 1. Surge 1 has primarily been single tracking. Surge 2 will be a complete closure,” said Darryl Mobley, director of Prince George’s County Department of Public Works and Transportation. The first surge will start on Saturday and the first day of the second surge is Monday, June 20.