Metro News Release

For immediate release: October 3, 2006

Metrorail to Open at 6 a.m. this Sunday For the 22nd Annual Army 10-Miler Race

This Sunday, October 8, the Metrorail system will open one hour early, at 6 a.m., to accommodate the crowds expected to attend the 22nd Annual Army 10-Miler Race which begins at 8 a.m. and concludes at 11 a.m. In addition, Metrobus operations at the Pentagon Transit Center will be relocated temporarily on Sunday morning to Pentagon City until Arlington County reopens the impacted roadways. It is anticipated that about 1 p.m., Metrobus operations at the Pentagon will return to normal.

The race will start on Route 27 (Washington Boulevard) in Arlington and continue into the District of Columbia. It ends in the Pentagon South Parking Lot.

Participants and spectators are encouraged to take Metrorail and exit at the Pentagon or Pentagon City Metrorail stations on the Blue and Yellow Lines. For those driving to Metrorail stations to begin their trips, parking is free at Metro-operated parking lots and garages during weekends.

For more information on Metrorail and Metrobus, customers are encouraged to call (202) 637-7000, TTY (202) 638-3780, or visit Metro’s Web site at www.metroopensdoors.com.

News release issued on October 3, 2006.