Metro News Release

For immediate release: February 3, 2011

Metrobus routes detour in D.C. Friday, Sunday

Local activities require temporary rerouting of buses

Chinese New Year’s activities and a roadway construction project in the District of Columbia will cause Metrobuses to detour seven routes this weekend.

Routes 90, 92 and 93 will detour from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 4, at Eight Street, NE, between G and H streets due to road construction on H Street.

Routes 70, 80, P6 and X2 will detour from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 6, around the 600 block of H Street, NW, due to the annual Chinese New Year’s Festival and Parade.

For detailed information on the detours, please click here.

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 website at metropensdoors.com or calling 202-637-7000 and saying, “Next Bus.”

News release issued at 4:38 pm, February 3, 2011.