Remember way back, when there were ungodly Red line delays of almost 30 minutes for four consecutive weekends? You know, the delays that made Metro think that we needed a big break from all track work for a month? Well, those delays seem like a cakewalk in comparison to how upcoming weekend track work that’s scheduled for the Green and Yellows Lines at Mount Vernon Square station will alter riders’ ability to get places on time.

The Post’s Get There blog reports that Metro will be undertaking a major switch replacement project (the same type of work that caused February and March’s delays on the Red line) over four weekends this month and next. Specifically, Green and Yellow line trains will be arriving every 24 minutes during the weekends of May 3-4, May 16-18, May 30-June 1 and June 6-8. The work is a recommendation (read: requirement) from the National Transportation Safety Board after an investigation into the derailment which occurred at the station back in January of 2007, which injured around 20 people and required a tunnel rescue. The work is scheduled to be completed on June 8.

Now, all of this might be inconvenience enough for riders, but the job gets even more complex – the Nationals are in town for two of these weekends. They aren’t playing a marquee team, but still – if you’re planning on attending a game via Metro on these weekends, our best advice is to build in at least an hour of travel time into your plans.

In addition, there will be delays on the Orange and Blue lines this weekend to due regular track maintenance. Get all the details on those delays over here.

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