Temporary Detour: 2023 Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Walk/Parade, January 16

Advisory Effective: 1/16/23 - 1/16/23

Monday, January 20, 2020 | 6:00 am to 3:00 pm

On January 16, Metrobuses will detour from 6:00 am to 3:00 pm, due to the 2023 Annual Martin Luther King Jr Peace Walk & Parade. Customers are encouraged to plan ahead and allow additional travel time. 

Routes Affected: 90, 92, A2, A4, A6, A7, A8, B2, P6, V2, W2, W3, W6, W8

Street closures:

• Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue from Good Hope Road to Malcolm X Avenue, SE
• U Street from 13th Street to Shannon Place, SE
• V Street from 13th Street to Shannon Place, SE
• W Street from 13th Street to Shannon Place, SE
• Pleasant Street from 13th Street to MLK Avenue, SE
• Maple View Place from Mt. View Pl to MLK Ave, SE
• Morris Road from Mt. View Place to MLK Avenue, SE
• Talbert Street from Mt. View Place to Shannon Place, SE
• Howard Road from Sayles Place to MLK Avenue, SE
• Stanton Road from Wade Road to Suitland Parkway, SE

The following routes will detour:

90 U Street-Garfield northbound toward Duke Ellington Bridge

  • Buses begin detouring on Howard Rd SE at Anacostia Station roadway, resuming regular route on 11th St SE at O St.
90 U Street-Garfield southbound toward Anacostia Station

  • Buses begin detouring on 11th St SE at 295 N on-ramp, resuming regular route at Anacostia Station.
92 U Street- Garfield northbound toward Reeves Center

  • Buses begin detouring on Good Hope Rd SE at 16th St, resuming regular route on M St SE at 11th St.
92 U Street- Garfield southbound toward Congress Heights Station

  • Buses begin detouring on M St SE at 11th St, resuming regular route on Good Hope Rd SE at 17th St.
A2, A4 Anacostia - Washington Highlands/Fort Drum northbound toward Anacostia

  • Buses begin detouring on Malcolm X Ave SE at Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, resuming regular route at Anacostia Station.
A2, A4 Anacostia - Washington Highlands/Fort Drum southbound toward Southern
Ave Station /DC Village

  • Buses begin detouring on Howard Rd SE at Anacostia Station roadway, resuming regular route on Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE at Malcolm X Ave.
A6, A7, A8 Anacostia-Livingston northbound toward Anacostia

  • Buses begin detouring on Malcolm X Ave SE at Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, resuming regular route at Anacostia Station.
A6, A7, A8 Anacostia-Livingston southbound toward Livingston via S. Capitol

  • Buses begin detouring on Howard Rd SE at Anacostia Station roadway, resuming regular route on Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE at Malcolm X Ave.
B2 Bladensburg Rd-Anacostia northbound toward Mt Rainier

  • Buses begin detouring at Anacostia Station roadway and Howard Rd SE, resuming regular route on Pennsylvania Ave SE at Potomac Ave.
B2 Bladensburg Rd-Anacostia southbound toward Anacostia Station

  • Buses begin detouring on Pennsylvania Ave at Anacostia Freeway entryway (Sousa Bridge), resuming regular route at Anacostia Station.
P6 Anacostia-Eckington northbound toward Rhode Island Ave Station

  • Buses begin detouring on Howard Rd SE at Anacostia Station roadway, resuming regular route on 11th St SE at O St.
P6 Anacostia-Eckington southbound toward Anacostia Station

  • Buses begin detouring on 11th St SE at 295 N on-ramp, resuming regular route at Anacostia Station.
V2 Capitol Hts-Minnesota Ave eastbound toward Capitol Heights Station

  • Buses begin detouring on Howard Rd SE at the roadway to Anacostia Station, resuming regular route on Minnesota Ave SE at Pennsylvania Ave.
V2 Capitol Hts-Minnesota Ave westbound toward Anacostia Station

  • Buses begin detouring on Minnesota Ave SE at Pennsylvania Ave, resuming regular route at Anacostia Station.
Route W2/W3 will detour in two segments.

W2, W3 United Medical Center-Anacostia eastbound toward United Medical Center
 
  • Segment 1 Buses begin service at a bus stop located on Malcolm X Ave SE at Oakwook St (Stop ID#1000168), resuming regular at Anacostia Station.
  • Segment 2 Buses begin detouring on Howard Rd SE at Anacostia Station roadway, resuming regular route on Morris Rd SE at Pomeroy Rd.

W2, W3 United Medical Center-Anacostia westbound toward Washington Overlook

  • Segment 1 Buses begin detouring on Morris Rd SE at Elvans Rd, resuming regular route at Anacostia Station.
  • Segment 2 Buses begin detouring on Howard Rd SE at Anacostia Station roadway, resuming regular route on Orange St SE at Oakwood St.
W6, W8 Garfield-Anacostia Loop toward Anacostia

  • Buses begin detouring on Hunter Rd SE at Morris Rd, resuming regular route on Howard Rd at Anacostia Station.
W6, W8 Garfield-Anacostia Loop toward Garfield

  • Buses begin detouring on Howard Rd SE at Anacostia Station roadway, resuming regular route on Stanton Rd SE at Jasper Pl.
Sign-up for Metro Alerts at metroalerts.info. While riding Metro, wearing a mask is now optional. Thank you for being mindful of others while riding.

Bus is running on Saturday Supplemental.