Bus stop changes, safety and customer improvements coming to eight Metrobus routes, beginning Sunday, Sept. 24

Effective Sunday, September 24, Metro will implement service adjustments to eight routes that will improve safety, reliability, and the customer experience to provide better bus service. In the District, schedule adjustments will be made on the B2 to better align with ridership demands with school dismissal.

In Virginia, new stops will be added on the 11Y in Old Town Alexandria to give customers more options and convenience, while bus bay changes for the B21, B22 routes at the Bowie Park & Ride in Maryland will improve operations and safety for customers.

Metro’s trip planning tools, including real-time information on BusETA and Metro’s trip planner, will be updated to reflect the changes.

Customers are advised the S2 and S9 routes will remain on temporary detour due to a roadway safety project at K and 16th streets NW until approximately October. Once the project is complete, the S2 and S9 will resume their normal routing as listed on BusETA real-time information and Metro’s trip planner. Signage will be posted at effective bus stops with detour information and alternate bus stop locations.

Service changes will be implemented on the following routes:

DC: B2, H2, H4, S2*, S9*

Maryland: B21, B22

Virginia: 11Y

*Changes expected to be implemented around October

DETAILED SERVICE INFORMATION

District of Columbia

B2 Bladensburg Road-Anacostia

The departure of two afternoon trips will be adjusted to respond to ridership and Eastern High School dismissal:

• The northbound trip departing Pennsylvania Avenue & Potomac Avenue SE (Potomac Avenue Station) will change from 3:28 p.m. to 3:33 p.m.
• The southbound trip departing Eastern High School will change from 3:35 p.m. to 3:40 p.m.

H2, H4 Crosstown

Bus stops at Porter Street & Williamsburg Lane NW (stop IDs 1002180 and 1002181) will be eliminated. Customers should use adjacent stops:

• Eastbound to Brookland: 2500 Porter Street NW, stop ID 1002196
• Westbound to Tenleytown: 2501 Porter Street NW, stop ID 1002198

S2 16th Street

S9 16th Street Limited

Until approximately October, buses will remain on the current route via 15th and M streets NW as the District Department of Transportation completes a roadway safety project at 16th & K streets NW.

When the roadway safety project is complete and the route changes to operate via K and 16th streets NW, buses will serve the following permanent stops:

• Westbound K Street & 15th Street NW, stop ID 1001244 (S2, S9)
• Northbound 16th Street & L Street NW, stop ID 1002911 (S2 only)
• Northbound 16th Street & M Street NW, stop ID 1001325 (S2, S9)
• BusETA, Trip Planner, and other third-party transit applications will show northbound service to Silver Spring using K Street to 16th Street NW in downtown DC. Signs will be posted at affected bus stops to inform customers ahead of this change.

Maryland

B21, B22 Bowie State University

At Bowie Park & Ride, eastbound buses to Bowie State University and westbound buses to New Carrollton will serve Bay B, stop ID 3002978.

Virginia

11Y Mt. Vernon Express

In Old Town Alexandria, bus stop locations will change along Washington Street at King Street. Route 11Y will share existing stops served by routes 10A and 10B, improving service for customers who can use any route as part of their trip:

• Northbound to Potomac Park: Washington Street south of King Street, stop ID 4000025 (existing 10A, 10B stop)
• Southbound to Mt. Vernon: Washington Street north of King Street, stop ID 4000027 (existing 10A, 10B stop)