Metro News Release

For immediate release: December 9, 2011

Metrobus detours Sunday, Dec. 11, due to 8K Race

Several Metrobus routes will detour Sunday morning, December 11, due to the 7th Annual "Jingle All the Way" 8K Race along Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Louisiana Avenue NW, 3rd Street NW/SW and adjacent streets.  Detours will begin at 5 a.m. for the 32 and 36 bus routes, and around 8:45 a.m. for the 54, 64, 70, 74, 96, P6, S2, S4 and V8 routes.  

Customers are encouraged to allow extra travel time due to the possibilty of delays or to consider using Metrorail as an alternate travel mode.

Metrobus will operate on the following street segments during the detour:

32, 36 – Eastbound – toward Southern Av / Naylor Rd (5:00am – 8:45am)

  • Regular route to intersection of 15th St NW and F St NW
  • F St NW, between 15th St NW and 11th St NW
  • 11th St NW, between F St NW and Pennsylvania Av NW
  • Pennsylvania Av NW, between 11th St NW and continuation of regular route

32, 36 – Westbound – toward Friendship Heights (5:00am – 8:45am)

  • Regular route to intersection of Pennsylvania Av NW and 11th St NW
  • 11th St NW, between Pennsylvania Av NW and F St NW
  • F St NW, between 11th St NW and 15th St NW
  • 15th St NW, between F St NW and continuation of regular route

32, 36 – Eastbound – toward Southern Av / Naylor Rd (8:45am – 10:45am)

  • Regular route to intersection of 15th St NW and F St NW
  • F St NW, between 15th St NW and 3rd St NW
  • 3rd St NW, between F St NW and E St NW
  • E St NW, between 3rd St NW and North Capitol St
  • North Capitol St, between E St and Massachusetts Av
  • Massachusetts Av NE, between North Capitol St and 4th St NE
  • 4th St NE, between Massachusetts Av NE and C St NE
  • C St NE, between 4th St NE and Massachusetts Av NE
  • Massachusetts Av NE, between C St NE and 8th St NE
  • 8th St NE/SE, between Massachusetts Av NE and Pennsylvania Av SE
  • Pennsylvania Av SE, between 8th St SE and continuation of regular route

32, 36 – Westbound – toward Friendship Heights (8:45am – 10:45am)

  • Regular route to intersection of Pennsylvania Av SE and 8th St SE
  • 8th St SE/NE, between Pennsylvania Av SE and Massachusetts Av NE
  • Massachusetts Av NE, between 8th St NE and 6th St NE
  • 6th St NE, between Massachusetts Av NE and C St NE
  • C St NE, between 6th St NE and Massachusetts Av NE
  • Massachusetts Av NE, between C St NE and E St NE
  • E St NE/NW, between Massachusetts Av NE and 3rd St NW
  • 3rd St NW, between E St NW and F St NW
  • F St NW, between 3rd St NW and 15th St NW
  • 15th St NW, between F St NW and continuation of regular route

34 – Westbound – toward Archives

  • Regular route to intersection of Pennsylvania Av SE and 8th St SE
  • 8th St SE/NE, between Pennsylvania Av SE and Massachusetts Av NE
  • Massachusetts Av NE, between 8th St NE and 6th St NE
  • 6th St NE, between Massachusetts Av NE and C St NE
  • C St NE, between 6th St NE and Massachusetts Av NE
  • Massachusetts Av NE, between C St NE and E St NE
  • E St NE/NW, between Massachusetts Av NE and 3rd St NW
  • 3rd St NW, between E St NW and F St NW
  • F St NW, between 3rd St NW and 11th St NW
  • 11th St NW, between F St NW and temporary bus stand just south of G St NW

34 – Eastbound – toward Naylor Rd

  • 11th St NW, between temporary bus stand just south of G St NW and G St NW
  • G St NW, between 11th St NW and 10th St NW
  • 10th St NW, between G St NW and F St NW
  • F St NW, between 10th St NW and 3rd St NW
  • 3rd St NW, between F St NW and E St NW
  • E St NW/NE, between 3rd St NW and Massachusetts Av NE
  • Massachusetts Av NE, between E St NE and 4th St NE
  • 4th St NE, between Massachusetts Av NE and C St NE
  • C St NE, between 4th St NE and Massachusetts Av NE
  • Massachusetts Av NE, between C St NE and 8th St NE
  • 8th St NE/SE, between Massachusetts Av NE and Pennsylvania Av SE
  • Pennsylvania Av SE, between 8th St SE and continuation of regular route

54 – Southbound – toward L’Enfant Plaza

  • Regular route to intersection of F St NW and 11th St NW
  • F St NW, between 11th St NW and 3rd St NW
  • 3rd St NW, between F St NW and D St NW
  • D St NW, between 3rd St NW and 3rd St Tunnel
  • 7th St SW, between SE/SW Freeway and D St SW
  • D St SW, between 7th St SW and continuation of regular route

54 – Northbound – toward Takoma

  • Regular route to intersection of E St SW and 7th St SW
  • 7th St SW, between E St SW and SE/SW Freeway
  • 2nd St NW, between D St NW and E St NW
  • E St NW, between 2nd St NW and 3rd St NW
  • 3rd St NW, between E St NW and F St NW
  • F St NW, between 3rd St NW and 11th St NW
  • F St NW, between 11th St NW and continuation of regular route

64 – Southbound – toward Federal Triangle

  • Regular route to intersection of 11th St NW and G St NW
  • G St NW, between 11th St NW and 10th St NW
  • 10th St NW, between G St NW and F St NW
  • F St NW, between 10th St NW and 11th St NW
  • 11th St NW, between F St NW and temporary bus stand just south of G St NW

64 – Northbound – toward Fort Totten

  • 11th St NW, between temporary bus stand just south of G St NW and continuation of regular route

70 – Southbound – toward Archives

  • Regular route to intersection of 7th St NW and Indiana Av NW
  • Indiana Av NW, between 7th St NW and temporary bus stand just east of 7th St NW

70 – Northbound – toward Silver Spring

  • Indiana Av NW, between temporary bus stand just east of 7th St NW and 6th St NW
  • 6th St NW, between Indiana Av NW and D St NW
  • D St NW, between 6th St NW and 7th St NW
  • 7th St NW, between D St NW and continuation of regular route

74 – Southbound – toward Half & O Streets SW

  • Regular route to intersection of 7th St NW and Indiana Av NW
  • Indiana Av NW, between 7th St NW and D St NW
  • D St NW, between Indiana Av NW and 3rd St Tunnel
  • 7th St SW, between SE/SW Freeway and continuation of regular route

74 – Northbound – toward Convention Center

  • Regular route to intersection of 7th St SW and SE/SW Freeway
  • D St NW, between 2nd St NW and 7th St NW
  • 7th St NW, between D St NW and continuation of regular route

96 – Westbound – toward McLean Gardens

  • Regular route to intersection of East Capitol St and 8th St
  • 8th St NE, between East Capitol St and Massachusetts Av NE
  • Massachusetts Av NE, between 8th St NE and 6th St NE
  • 6th St NE, between Massachusetts Av NE and C St NE
  • C St NE, between 6th St NE and Massachusetts Av NE
  • Massachusetts Av NE, between C St NE and 1st St NE
  • Massachusetts Av NE, between 1st St NE and continuation of regular route

96 – Eastbound – toward Capitol Heights

  • Regular route to intersection of Massachusetts Av NE and E St NE
  • Massachusetts Av NE, between E St NE and 4th St NE
  • 4th St NE, between Massachusetts Av NE and C St NE
  • C St NE, between 4th St NE and Massachusetts Av NE
  • Massachusetts Av NE, between C St NE and 8th St NE
  • 8th St NE, between Massachusetts Av NE and East Capitol St
  • East Capitol St, between 8th St and continuation of regular route

P6 – Northbound – toward Rhode Island Av

  • Regular route to intersection of I (Eye) St SE and 4th St SE
  • 2nd St NW, between D St NW and E St NW
  • E St NW, between 2nd St NW and 3rd St NW
  • 3rd St NW, between E St NW and F St NW
  • F St NW, between 3rd St NW and 11th St NW
  • 11th St NW, between F St NW and continuation of regular route

P6 – Southbound – toward Anacostia

  • Regular route to intersection of 11th St NW and F St NW
  • F St NW, between 11th St NW and 3rd St NW
  • 3rd St NW, between F St NW and D St NW
  • D St NW, between 3rd St NW and 3rd St Tunnel
  • Virginia Av SE, between 6th St SE and continuation of regular route

S2, S4 – Southbound – toward Federal Triangle

  • Regular route to intersection of 11th St NW and G St NW
  • G St NW, between 11th St NW and 10th St NW
  • 10th St NW, between G St NW and F St NW
  • F St NW, between 10th St NW and 11th St NW
  • 11th St NW, between F St NW and temporary bus stand just south of G St NW

S2, S4 – Northbound – toward Silver Spring

  • 11th St NW, between temporary bus stand just south of G St NW and continuation of regular route

V8 – Westbound – toward Archives

  • Regular route to intersection of 7th St SW and D St SW
  • D St SW, between 7th St SW and temporary bus stand just east of 7th St SW

V8 – Eastbound – toward Deanwood

  • D St SW, between temporary bus stand just east of 7th St SW and 6th St SW
  • 6th St SW, between D St SW and E St SW
  • E St SW, between 6th St SW and 7th St SW
  • 7th St SW, between E St SW and continuation of regular route

 

News release issued at 8:52 am, December 9, 2011.