Metro News Release

For immediate release: March 30, 2005

Bethesda Metrorail Station Elevator Temporarily Closed for Maintenance

Starting Monday, April 11, the Bethesda Metrorail station elevator will be closed for four to five days to complete maintenance work. Signs will be posted in advance at the elevator to remind customers. A bus bridge from Friendship Heights to the Bethesda Metrorail station will be available for customers who normally use the entrance elevator into the Bethesda Metrorail station.

Customers who normally enter or exit at the Bethesda Metrorail station who are unable to use the escalator should call 202-962-1825 in advance of their trip to enable Metro officials to have a shuttle bus waiting to take them from Friendship Heights to the Bethesda Metrorail station. Buses are stationed in the area to accommodate these customers.

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 on March 30, 2005.