Metro News Release

For immediate release: August 22, 2014

MEDIA ADVISORY: Metroway Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, Saturday, August 23, 2014

Together with officials from the City of Alexandria and Arlington County, Metro will celebrate the launch of Metroway on Saturday, August 23, at the new Swann Avenue Metroway station. The ceremony includes a speaking program and ribbon cutting ceremony, followed by a preview of the first half-mile of the five-mile transitway route.

A first for the Metrobus system and the region, Metroway service in the busy Crystal City-Potomac Yard (CCPY) Corridor features dedicated bus-only lanes, new customer amenities and more frequent service seven days a week.  Phase I of Metroway service opens Sunday, August 24, enabling riders to breeze by traffic on Route 1 in separate dedicated bus lanes, access many new stations, enjoy more frequent and later night and weekend service along the busy corridor. 

Work has already begun on the second phase of the project, which will extend the dedicated transitway lanes into Arlington from South Glebe Road to Crystal City. Phase II is scheduled to be completed in Spring 2015.   

WHAT:

Metroway ribbon cutting ceremony
Speaking program, ribbon cutting, preview of transitway route

WHERE:

Swann Avenue Metroway Station
Intersection of Route 1 & Swann Avenue
(In case of inclement weather, the ribbon cutting will be held at 2800 Main Line Boulevard.)  

WHEN:  

Saturday, August 23 at 9:30 a.m.
ALL MEDIA IS ASKED TO ARRIVE NO LATER THAN 9:15 AM

WHO:

City of Alexandria Mayor and Metro Board Member William D. Euille
Arlington County Board Vice Chair and Metro Board Member Mary Hughes Hynes
Transportation Planning Board Vice Chair and Alexandria City Councilmember Tim Lovain
Federal Transit Administration Executive Director Matthew Welbes
Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation Director Jennifer Mitchell
Metro Assistant General Manager Jack Requa

 

News release issued at 1:49 pm, August 22, 2014.