Tim Bracken, wtop.com

Weekend Wakeup Call – Friday, March 2 to Monday, March 5

It’s hard to believe we’re almost back to Daylight Saving Time, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves — That’s next week. This weekend, we have three Metro stations closing on the Red Line, some overnight roadway closures for the Express Lanes and Dulles Metrorail Projects, a marathon in Anne Arundel County, an early St. Patrick’s Day parade, and the D.C. Independent Film Festival will be packed with screenings and special events. Read on for all of the fun (and the not-so-fun) details.

I-495 Express Lanes construction

With the Express Lanes Project, here’s what you’ll find this weekend:

• Three left lanes will be closed on the Inner Loop before Route 7 (Exit 47) Friday and Saturday between 9:30 p.m. and 5 a.m., with intermittent full closures for up to 30 minutes.
• Three lanes will be closed on both loops of the Beltway between Route 236 (Exit 52) and U.S. 50 (Exit 50) Friday through Sunday nights between 9:30 p.m. and 5 a.m.
• Friday and Saturday nights between 9:30 p.m. and 5 a.m., watch for lane closures on both loops of the Capital Beltway near Braddock Road (Exit 54) as well. There could be total temporary closures for up to 30 minutes.
• Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights between 9:30 p.m. and 5 a.m., westbound Interstate 66 will have two lanes closed between the Dulles Connector Road (Exit 67) and the Beltway (Exit 64), with total temporary closures for up to 30 minutes. The eastbound side will have three lanes blocked between Nutley Street (Exit 62) and I-495.

Dulles Metrorail construction

Construction on the Dulles Metrorail will include the following:

• Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights between 9:30 p.m. and 5 a.m., the eastbound Dulles Toll Road will have three left lanes closed between the Beulah Road overpass and Wolf Trap Road, with total temporary closures for up to 30 minutes.

B&A Trail Marathon

The Annapolis Striders B&A Trail Marathon is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. Sunday, beginning at Severna Park High School. While most of the race will be on the B&A Trail, there will be some residential streets affected. Anne Arundel Police advise:

• Between 7:00 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., Robinson Road in front of Severna Park High School will be closed.
• Between 7:00 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., Evergreen Road will be temporally closed at Stewart Way down to Maple Avenue to allow participates onto the B&A trail.
• These closures will only last five to 10 minutes and should not cause any significant delay. Anne Arundel County Police Officers and Reserve Officers will direct traffic.
• The same closures on Robinson Road and Evergreen Road will occur again, as runners make their way back to Severna Park High School. The event should end around 1 p.m.

Alexandria St. Patick’s Day Parade

In Old Town Alexandria, the 2012 St. Patrick’s Day Parade is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Saturday, and the following streets will be affected:

• King Street between Patrick Street and Lee Street
• Lee Street between King Street and Cameron Street

D.C. Independent Film Festival

The D.C. Independent Film Festival started Wednesday, but there will be plenty of interesting things happening over the weekend at all three venues: The Naval Heritage Center, E Street Cinema and the National Museum of American History Warner Bros. Theater.

Some of the highlights:

• The District’s first-ever zombie walk, followed by a showing of the film, Zombie Bohemia.
• A 2.5-hour presentation of experimental and animated short films.
• Several documentaries, including On Your Mark, Get Set, MOW!, a film about the sport of lawn mower racing, and a family who uses the sport to raise awareness about the little-known Huntington’s disease.

Metro track work

Three stations on the Red Line will be closed this weekend: Shady Grove, Rockville and Twinbrook. You can expect delays on the Orange and Blue Lines. There is no work scheduled for the Green and Yellow Lines. Here are the details from Metro:

Red Line

• Beginning at 10 p.m. Friday and continuing through system closing on Sunday, free shuttle buses will replace Red Line trains between Shady Grove and White Flint to allow for NTSB-recommended track circuit module replacement, as well as rail tie and insulator renewal.
• Three stations – Shady Grove, Rockville and Twinbrook – will be closed.
• Throughout the weekend, Red Line trains will operate between White Flint and Glenmont every 10 minutes.
• Customers using shuttle bus service should allow 20 minutes of additional travel time.
• On Friday night, the last trains to operate through the work zone will be the 9:44 p.m. departure from Shady Grove (arriving at Glenmont at 10:45 p.m.) and the 8:53 p.m. departure from Glenmont (arriving at Shady Grove at 9:56 p.m.).

Orange Line

• Beginning at 10 p.m. Friday and continuing through system closing on Sunday, Orange Line trains will single track between Eastern Market and Stadium-Armory to allow for rail fastener renewal, tile replacement and station rehabilitation work, and between East Falls Church and West Falls Church for testing associated with the Dulles rail project.
• Throughout the weekend, Orange Line trains will depart Vienna and New Carrollton every 20 minutes.
• Customers should allow about 15 minutes of additional travel time.

Blue Line

• Beginning at 10 p.m. Friday and continuing through system closing on Sunday, Blue Line trains will single track between Eastern Market and Stadium-Armory to allow for rail fastener renewal, tile replacement and station rehabilitation work.
• Throughout the weekend, Blue Line trains will depart Franconia-Springfield and Largo Town Center every 20 minutes.
• Customers should allow about 15 minutes of additional travel time.

Green Line

• No scheduled work.

Yellow Line

• No scheduled work.