Metro News Release
For immediate release: September 8, 2011
Metrobus detours this weekend
Buses will temporarily reroute for special events
Several Metrobus routes will detour this weekend for special events.
Friday, September 9
- Bus route A4 will detour from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Friday between Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., and 2nd St. SW for an elementary school 9/11 day of Remembrance.
Saturday, September 10
- Bus routes 7A, 7F, 9A, 10A, 16B, 16J, 23A, and 25A will detour from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday around Army Navy Drive, South Eads St., and North Perimeter Drive for a 5K race.
Sunday, September 11
- Bus routes 90, 92, 93, 96 and L2 will detour from 4 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday around 18th St., NW between Florida Ave., and Columbia Rd., for the Adams Morgan Day Festival.
- Bus routes 7A, 7F, 16B and 16J will detour from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday around Rotary Drive in Arlington, VA, for Pentagon activities.
- Bus routes 13F and 13G will detour from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday around 23rd St. NW, between Constitution Ave., and Memorial Circle for the Nation’s Triathlon event.
- Bus routes 32 and 36 will detour from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday around Pennsylvania Ave., NW between 13th and 14th Sts. for the 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance.
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 www.wmata.com or by calling 202-637-7000 and saying, “Next Bus.”
News release issued at 4:00 pm, September 8, 2011.