Metro News Release

For immediate release: April 16, 2010

Event causes Saturday bus detours in D.C.


Charity walk to affect Metrobus service on 11 lines

Metrobuses will detour around Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, between 12th and 13th Streets from about 5:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 17, for the Walk for Lupus Now 5k.

The following routes and lines will be affected:

• Friendship Heights/Pennsylvania Avenue Line, Routes 32 and 36
• Naylor Road Station/Federal Triangle Line, Route 34
• Takoma Station/14th Street/L’Enfant Plaza Line, Route 54
• Takoma Station/11th Street/Federal Triangle Line, Route 64
• Silver Spring Station/Georgia Avenue/Archives Line, Route 70
• Silver Spring Station/Georgia Avenue/Half and O Street Line, Route 71
• Anacostia Station/Rhode Island Avenue Station Line, Route P6
• Silver Spring Station/16th Street/Federal Triangle Line, Route S2 and S4
• Deanwood Station/Southwest Washington/Archives Line, Route V8

Metrobus customers can use the Next Bus information service to find out when buses will arrive at a given stop, by logging onto Metro’s Web site or calling 202-637-7000 and saying, “Next Bus.”

News release issued at 3:13 pm, April 16, 2010.