Update/reminder from WMATA:
“Due to the U.S. – Africa Leaders Summit, a National Special Security Event (NSSE), Metro’s Mt Vernon Sq Station will be closed at the request of U.S. Secret Service over four days beginning at 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 12 through the close of service on Thursday, Dec. 15.
The station closure is necessary due to its location within the security perimeter. Green Line trains will pass through Mt Vernon Sq Station without stopping, with normal service to all other stations. Rail service to the station is expected to resume with the start of service on Friday, December 16..
Due to vehicle restrictions within the security perimeter that spans a large area around the Washington Convention Center, shuttle buses to/from Mt Vernon Sq will not be provided. Customers are encouraged to use the Gallery Place-Chinatown or Shaw-Howard U stations, or in some cases Metrobus may be an alternative.”
photo by Trenton Kennedy
Over the weekend lots of folks were asking: “any clue what’s the mission behind the blockades in the Mt Vernon Sq area?”
Last week we noted that there would be Road Closures/No Parking around Mount Vernon Square through Saturday, December 17 for the the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit.
“Barricades for blocks. Shit is crazy”