Metro News Release

For immediate release: December 14, 2006

Metrobus Service Returns to the Friendship Heights Terminal on Monday, December 18

On Monday, December 18, Metrobuses will return to the Friendship Heights terminal.

Metrobus service into the terminal was discontinued in April 2004 due to the closure of the westbound lanes of Wisconsin Circle for construction of a land development project and construction inside the bus terminal to install a new ceiling and sprinkler system.

“We would like to extend a special thank you to our Metrobus customers and the Friendship Heights community for their patience as we completed rehabilitation work inside the bus terminal,” said Phil Wallace, Metro’s Acting Chief Operating Officer for Metrobus. “Now that the work is completed, our customers will be able to board Metrobuses in a completely renovated bus terminal.”

The following service changes will be in effect on Monday, December 18 for the routes that use the Friendship Heights bus terminal. They include:

30, 32, 34, 35, 36 Westbound
The buses will operate their regular route to the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and Jenifer Street, N.W., then continue on Wisconsin Avenue, make a right on Western Avenue, a left on Wisconsin Circle, a left into the Friendship Heights station roadway and continue to Bus Bay B.

30, 32, 34, 35, 36 Eastbound
From Bus Bay B, the buses will continue on the station roadway, make a left on Wisconsin Circle, a left on Wisconsin Avenue and continue their regular route.

E2, E3, E4, E6, Westbound
The buses will operate their regular route to the intersection of Western Avenue and Wisconsin Circle N.W., then continue on Western Avenue, make a right on Wisconsin Avenue, and continue to the new terminal stand on the east side of Wisconsin Avenue in the bus pull-off, north of Western Avenue.

E2, E3, E4, E6, Eastbound
From the new terminal stand on the east side of Wisconsin Avenue in the bus pull-off, buses will travel north of Western Avenue, then continue on Wisconsin Avenue, a right on Wisconsin Circle, and continue its regular route.

L7, L8, Southbound
The buses will operate their regular route to the new terminal stand on the north side of Western Avenue N.W., in the bus pull-off east of Military Road.

L7, L8, Northbound
From the new terminal stand on the north side of Western Avenue, N.W., in the bus pull-off, east of Military Road, then continue on Western Avenue, a right on Wisconsin Avenue, right on Wisconsin Circle, and continue regular route.

N2 Westbound
The buses will operate their regular route to the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and Jenifer Street, N.W., then continue on Wisconsin Avenue, make a right on Western Avenue, a left on Wisconsin Circle, and a left into the Friendship Heights station roadway and continue to Bus Bay D.

N2, Eastbound
From the terminal stand at Bus Bay D, continue on the station roadway, make a left on Wisconsin Circle, a left on Wisconsin Avenue, and continue its regular route.

N3, N4, N6 Westbound
The buses will continue their regular route to the intersection of Western Avenue and Friendship Boulevard, then continue to Western Avenue, make a left on Wisconsin Circle, and a left into the Friendship Heights station roadway and continue to Bus Bay D.

N3, N4, N6 Eastbound
From Bus Bay D, continue on the station roadway, make a left on Wisconsin Circle, a left on Wisconsin Avenue, a right on Western Avenue N.W., and continue its regular route.

T2 Southbound
The bus will continue its regular route to the intersection of Willard and Wisconsin Avenue, then continue on Wisconsin Circle, making a right on Western Avenue. N.W., and continue to the new terminal stand on the north side of Western Avenue in the bus pull-off east of Military Road.

T2 Northbound
From the new terminal stand on the north side of Western Avenue, N.W., in the bus pull-off, east of Military Road, continue on Western Avenue, making a right on Wisconsin Avenue, a left on Willard Avenue, then continuing its regular route.



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News release issued on December 14, 2006.