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Washingtonians were preparing for a second straight weekend of long waits between Metro trains on the Orange, Blue and Red Lines, but Metro announced this morning that they were canceling the weekend’s planned track work on the Orange and Blue Lines. Riders “should expect normal service along both lines this weekend,” according to WMATA’s press release. The Blue and Orange Line work — a switch replacement at the Rosslyn station, one of the more time-consuming pieces of maintenance Metro undertakes — will be rescheduled for a later time. There’s no word on the reason for the postponement, but it should somewhat alleviate at least some of the frustration that two straight weekends with sizable Metro waits can cause.

This weekend’s Red Line work will still go on as planned, however. Riders should plan for single-tracking delays between both Friendship Heights and Medical Center and New York Ave-Florida Ave-Gallaudet U and Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood — plus longer wait times (approximately 15 minutes between arrivals) in between those two working areas.