The Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (WMATA) will shut down 3 Alexandria-area Metro stations for the entire summer of 2019 for construction.
The Braddock Road, King Street, and Eisenhower Avenue stations will be closed from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2019. Because of those closures, there will be no Metrorail service to any Metro station south of Reagan National Airport.
The shutdowns are part of a larger platform reconstruction process at 20 Metro stations.
The Van Dorn Street, Franconia-Springfield, Huntington and Reagan National Airport platforms will be reconstructed between September 2019 and May 2020. Those Metro stations will be able to stay open during that reconstruction, though there will be some impact on the Blue line at the Van Dorn Street Station.
In a press release, WMATA officials explained that platform rebuilding is "heavy construction activity that requires that tracks be taken out of service to allow for demolishing existing structures, access to the construction area, and concrete pouring."
"Following extensive internal planning and consultation with construction contractors with the goal of minimizing customer impact, Metro developed a program that advances the reconstruction of the next 20 platforms primarily using extended shutdowns during summer months—rather than single tracking—to provide contractors with 24-hour access to selected work sites," according to the release.
