At booming National Harbor, commuting is a daily trial for service workers

By Luz Lazo, Published: June 16

After 16 hours on his feet, cleaning dishes at one National Harbor restaurant and cooking at another, Carlos Congona wishes only for a quick ride to his home in Alexandria.

Most nights, after his second shift ends at 11 p.m., he finds a co-worker to take him to a Metro station. If he is lucky, he is home by 1 a.m.

By car, he’d be home in less than 20 minutes. Instead, on the worst nights, his commute can take up to three hours.

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