This post was written by Hatchet reporter Joseph Konig.

Speed restrictions on the Blue, Orange, and Silver lines will continue for several weeks, The Washington Post reported Wednesday.

Dan Stessel, a spokesman for the Metro, told the publication that Metro officials would need to replace a transformer that burned in a fire at the Stadium Armory station Monday morning. The fire lead to delays and single-tracking into the afternoon.

Tuesday morning saw additional delays caused by intermittent issues at the Branch Avenue and Farragut West stations coupled with the already existing problems.

“We will continue to run trains at a slower speed through the area until the [Stadium Armory] power substation is back online,” Stessel told The Washington Post.

Stessel told The Post that power would be provided from substations at the Deanwood and Potomac Avenue stops until the burned transformer was replaced and two others were repaired.

The announcement came on the eve of Pope Francis’ arrival, which is anticipated to create major delays throughout the city as hundreds of thousands travel to D.C. for the event and dozens of streets will be closed to traffic.