Metro News Release

For immediate release: January 13, 2009

Commemorative Obama SmarTrip® cards on sale at 21 CVS/pharmacy stores


Customers can purchase cards for $10 each

Metro’s commemorative Barack Obama Inauguration SmarTrip® cards are now available for purchase at 21 CVS/pharmacy stores throughout the Washington region.

Customers can purchase the cards for $10 each without fare value at the following CVS/pharmacy locations:

400 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20001
1000 U Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001
845 Bladensburg Road, NE, Washington, DC 20002
661 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Washington, DC 20003
1275 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20004
1199 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20005
1901 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20006
2226 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20007
3031 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009
4555 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20016
2646 Naylor Road, SE, Washington, DC 20020
1350 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington, DC 20036
6-7 Dupont Circle, NW, Washington, DC 20036
11729 Beltsville Drive, Beltsville, MD 20705
7939 New Hampshire Ave., Langley Park, MD 20783
7809 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814
7205 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA 22003
7275 Arlington Boulevard, Falls Church, VA 22042
2121 15th Street North, Arlington, VA 22201
2400 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202
1462 Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311

Commemorative SmarTrip® cards also are available for purchase from Metro’s Web site and at Metro sales offices located at Metro Center, the Pentagon and Metro’s headquarters building at 600 5th Street, NW. The commemorative SmarTrip® card can be purchased for $10 each without fare value, or for $20, which includes $10 fare value loaded onto the card.

Metro offers special e-alerts, dedicated to the Inauguration. Individuals are encouraged to sign up at http://www.wmata.com/inauguration. E-alerts will be issued when Metro has news relating to service throughout Inauguration weekend.

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News release issued at 9:59 am, January 13, 2009.