If you ride the Red Line, your morning commute could look very different this time next week.

During those three months, trains will not operate between North Bethesda and Friendship Heights.

Metro says free shuttle buses traveling in special bus-only lanes through parts of Montgomery County, Maryland, will help riders affected by the shutdown of five Red Line stations starting Saturday.

A segment of Metro’s Red Line in D.C. and Maryland will close for three months starting Saturday, forcing thousands of residents to rethink their commutes, though free shuttle buses will be available.

The D.C. Metro system is planning a return to self-piloting trains in coming months, 15 years after automated trains were turned off in the wake of a crash on the Red Line that killed a train operator ...