Lancaster Street in Kitchener will be closed this weekend for track work being completed by Metrolinx.

The closure will impact Lancaster Street between Breithaupt Street and Victoria Street N. Work is scheduled to begin Friday at 10 p.m. and will reopen "early Monday morning before rush hour," Metrolinx said in an email to CBC Kitchener-Waterloo.

"The work this weekend is to replace the old tracks at the Lancaster Street W. level crossing. For the continued safety of our customers and the community this work needs to be completed as soon as possible," said the email from Metrolinx spokesperson Nitish Bissonauth.

"We always do our best to work at times that won't impact weekday GO train service or disrupt the surrounding community, but this rehabilitation must be done as soon as possible."

Bissonauth says if crews are able to complete the work ahead of schedule, then the road will also be reopened early.