Metro News Release

For immediate release: April 29, 2004

Metro to participate in the annual Chesapeake Bay Bridge Walk

Metro to provide 160 buses to shuttle Bay Bridge Walkers

Metro will provide 160 buses and bus operators to shuttle participants during the 29th Annual Chesapeake Bay Bridge Walk on Sunday, May 2. A combination of articulated buses and compressed natural gas buses, will be used.

Metrobuses will shuttle walkers between nearby parking areas and the bridge and then return them to the parking areas after their walk.

"The walk always attracts people from the Washington Metropolitan area, and once again walkers will be greeted by the familiar site of our red, white, and blue Metrobuses," said Jack Requa, Metro’s Chief Operating Officer for Bus. "I’m sure that at the end of the day there will be thousands of weary walkers who will be very glad to catch a ride on a Metrobus."

This year marks the 16th time that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) has participated in the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Walk by shuttling participants. It is also the first year that Metro will be the sole transportation provider for this special event.

"This annual event has become a hallmark of the kind of service we provide above and beyond our regular weekday and weekend commuter service. We are proud to participate in an event which has as its goal, a renewed respect for our environment," said Mr. Requa.

Metro is supplying the buses under a contract to the Maryland Transportation Administration.

News release issued on April 29, 2004.