SPECIAL INAUGURAL BUS CORRIDOR FROM CONGRESS HEIGHTS
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January 9, 2009 - 1:21pm
Buses will be an alternative to walking. (Photo courtesy of WMATA/Larry Levine)
Adam Tuss, wtop.com
WASHINGTON -- Closed bridges, impassable roads in the downtown core of D.C., crowded Metro trains -- maybe it's time to start thinking about the bus.
Metro leaders are working to create 23 special "Presidential" bus corridors that can quickly funnel Metrobuses into and out of the downtown core of the city on Jan. 20.
"Taking Metrobus is a good option for people who are located beyond a two-to-three mile walking distance to the National Mall because they may not be able to get on a crowded Metro train in or just outside the District," Metro General Manager John Catoe said Thursday.
The Metrobuses will offer modified service on their routes and will operate at rush hour levels from 4 a.m. until 9 p.m. for the inauguration. The buses will be able to cross bridges that are otherwise closed to regular traffic, and will be able to operate on streets in the downtown section of D.C.
There will be 23 routes in all.
Congress Heights
Metrobus Route 92 Special (92S) will begin at Congress Heights Metrorail station and end at D Street, SW, between 4th and 3rd Streets, SW. Buses will service stops along Alabama Avenue, Naylor Road, Good Hope Road, M Street, SE/SW, 3rd Street, SW, I Street, SW, and 6th Street, SW.
Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE
Metrobus Routes A42, A46 and A48 will begin at Southern Ave Metrorail Station and Livingston Terrace and end at I and 6th Streets, SW. Buses will service stops along the following streets: A42: Southern Avenue, SE, Wheeler Road, Barnaby Street Atlantic Street, Mississippi Avenue, 6th Street, Savannah Street, 4th Street, SE, Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, W Street, SE, 13th Street, SE, 12th Street, SE, M Street, SE/SW, 3rd Street, SW, I Street, SW, 6th Street, SW.A46: 6th Street, Chesapeake Street, Livingston Terrace, South Capitol Street, Southern Avenue, Wheeler Road, Alabama Avenue, Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, W Street, SE, 13th Street, SE, 12th Street, SE, M Street, SE/SW, 3rd Street, SW, I Street, SW, 6th Street, SW.A48: 6th Street, Chesapeake Street, Livingston Terrace, South Capitol Street, Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, W Street, SE, 13th Street, SE, 12th Street, SE, M Street, SE/SW, 3rd Street, SW, I Street, SW, 6th Street, SW.
January 9, 2009 - 1:21pm
Buses will be an alternative to walking. (Photo courtesy of WMATA/Larry Levine)
Adam Tuss, wtop.com
WASHINGTON -- Closed bridges, impassable roads in the downtown core of D.C., crowded Metro trains -- maybe it's time to start thinking about the bus.
Metro leaders are working to create 23 special "Presidential" bus corridors that can quickly funnel Metrobuses into and out of the downtown core of the city on Jan. 20.
"Taking Metrobus is a good option for people who are located beyond a two-to-three mile walking distance to the National Mall because they may not be able to get on a crowded Metro train in or just outside the District," Metro General Manager John Catoe said Thursday.
The Metrobuses will offer modified service on their routes and will operate at rush hour levels from 4 a.m. until 9 p.m. for the inauguration. The buses will be able to cross bridges that are otherwise closed to regular traffic, and will be able to operate on streets in the downtown section of D.C.
There will be 23 routes in all.
Congress Heights
Metrobus Route 92 Special (92S) will begin at Congress Heights Metrorail station and end at D Street, SW, between 4th and 3rd Streets, SW. Buses will service stops along Alabama Avenue, Naylor Road, Good Hope Road, M Street, SE/SW, 3rd Street, SW, I Street, SW, and 6th Street, SW.
Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE
Metrobus Routes A42, A46 and A48 will begin at Southern Ave Metrorail Station and Livingston Terrace and end at I and 6th Streets, SW. Buses will service stops along the following streets: A42: Southern Avenue, SE, Wheeler Road, Barnaby Street Atlantic Street, Mississippi Avenue, 6th Street, Savannah Street, 4th Street, SE, Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, W Street, SE, 13th Street, SE, 12th Street, SE, M Street, SE/SW, 3rd Street, SW, I Street, SW, 6th Street, SW.A46: 6th Street, Chesapeake Street, Livingston Terrace, South Capitol Street, Southern Avenue, Wheeler Road, Alabama Avenue, Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, W Street, SE, 13th Street, SE, 12th Street, SE, M Street, SE/SW, 3rd Street, SW, I Street, SW, 6th Street, SW.A48: 6th Street, Chesapeake Street, Livingston Terrace, South Capitol Street, Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, W Street, SE, 13th Street, SE, 12th Street, SE, M Street, SE/SW, 3rd Street, SW, I Street, SW, 6th Street, SW.