Metro News Release

For immediate release: June 14, 2005

Metrobus Service Changes to R12 Kenilworth-New Carrollton Line

Metrobus R12, Kenilworth-New Carrollton Line, is being detoured for approximately three months due to road construction on Edmonston Road near the Berwyn Heights-College Park town line. Southbound, the R12 will operate its regular route from the New Carrollton Metro station to Westchester Park Circle, then left on Kenilworth Avenue, then right on Old Calvert Road, followed by a right on Edmonston Road, then left on Knoxville Drive, followed by a left on Baylor Avenue, then left on Radcliffe Drive, then right on Edmonston Road, a left on Old Calvert Road, a right on Kenilworth Avenue and then back on its regular route to the Deanwood Metro Station. Northbound, the R12 will operate on its regular route via Kenilworth Avenue and Old Calvert Road to Edmonston Road and Knoxville Drive, then make a left on Knoxville Drive, followed by a left on Baylor Avenue, a left on Radcliffe Drive, right on Edmonston Road, left on Old Calvert Road, left on Kenilworth Avenue, and a right at the entrance to Westchester Park, then continue on its regular route to the New Carrollton Metro Station. All stops on Edmonston Road will be temporarily discontinued except the northbound stops at Radcliffe Drive and Knoxville Drive, which will serve both northbound and southbound trips. These will be the only stops available in College Park, as no temporary stops will be established on streets not on the regular route. The nearest bus stop for Berwyn Heights residents will be the stop in Westchester Park Circle on the east side of Kenilworth Avenue at Pontiac Street. That stop is regularly served by both the northbound and southbound R12. For more information on Metrobus, please visit www.metroopensdoors.com or call 202-637-7000.

News release issued on June 14, 2005.