I’m betting an uptick of foul language will be heard this weekend around the Columbia Heights, U Street and Shaw Metro stations as inattentive riders realize the closures of the three this holiday weekend. Your next curse may be asking what in hell is going on down there that would take an entire weekend to fix? WMATA is shushing all the transit malcontents today by releasing b-roll footage of metro employees actively working on the green line. After the jump, two more snippets of track work.

The footage is dry and straightforward, but it shows that WMATA is making a preemptive attack before the deluge of complaints come Tuesday morning. Just watch the video and you’ll absorb an appreciation for the complicated and meticulous work required to fix just a few kilometers of track. Now multiply that several times and you’ll understand the extent of the Dulles Metro extension project. So take a hint from Mr. Freeze and just chill.