Metro News Release
For immediate release: September 30, 2011
Metrobus detours this weekend
Buses will temporarily reroute for special events throughout the region
Several Metrobus routes will detour this weekend for special events throughout the region.
Friday, September 30
- Bus routes 9S and 23A will detour from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday around Crystal Dr. in Crystal City, Arlington, VA, between 12th St., South and 33rd St., South for a 5K run.
Saturday, October 1
- Bus route B2 will detour from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday around Good Hope Road, SE, westbound between Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and 13th Street for a heavy crane lifting operation.
- Bus routes 10A and 10B will detour from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday around Mt. Vernon Ave., between E. Bellefonte Ave. and E. Hume Ave. in Alexandria, VA, for a street festival.
Sunday, October 2
- Bus routes 32 and 36 will detour from 4 a.m., to 10 p.m. on Sunday around Pennsylvania Ave. NW, between 12th and 14th Sts. for a street festival.
- Bus route 10B will detour from 6 a.m. to noon on Sunday around S. Washington St., between Church St. and Alfred St. in Alexandria, VA, for the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon.
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.”
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News release issued at 8:44 am, September 30, 2011.