(Courtesy of UberPOOL)

As promised, the deals and promotions and advertising for alternatives to Metro keep rolling in. And the latest is specifically targeted to the area most affected by SafeTrack’s doozy of a second surge.

With the Potomac Avenue and Stadium Armory stations closed entirely until July 3, Metro is running shuttle buses to bridge the gap in service to its eastern end. But WMATA has warned that the buses won’t have anywhere near the capacity that trains carry during peak hours. It will place “tremendous stress on people coming into the city,” Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker said last week, urging commuters to telecommute, bike, or come in at off-peak times, if possible.

UberPOOL (the company’s shared ride service) is offering another alternative: cheaper rides that begin or end in the affected areas.

Through the end of the second surge, trips that begin or end in Zone 1 (much of Ward 7 and the immediate Stadium Armory surroundings) will cost a maximum of $5 and those in Zone 2 (the close-in suburbs of Prince George’s County around the District’s southeastern border) will be $7, as long as the trip takes place within the Beltway. Uber estimates these costs for popular routes: