Metro News Release

For immediate release: April 10, 2008

National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade to Affect Metrobus Routes

Bus Rerouting Established for Saturday's Parade

Several Metrobus routes will be affected on Saturday morning due to the National Cherry Blossom parade, resulting in some bus rerouting. Customers traveling via Metrobus downtown may experience delays and rerouting during this special event.

The parade begins at 10 a.m., and marches along Constitution Avenue between 7th and 17th Streets. Patrons attending the parade are encouraged to use Metro and ride to the Smithsonian and Federal Triangle Metrorail station on the Blue and Orange lines and the Archives Navy-Memorial-Penn Quarter Metrorail station on the Green and Yellow lines.

The parade will affect the following Metrobus routes: 5A, 13, 32, 34, 35, 36, 52, 54, 66, 70, 80, P6, S2, S4 and V8. Metro hopes to restore normal service to these routes by 1 p.m.

For more information on traveling by Metrobus and Metrorail, call (202) 637-7000, TDD (202) 638-3780, or visit Metro’s web site at www.metroopensdoors.com.

News release issued at 2:58 pm, April 10, 2008.