Orange Line Parking Closures - Alternatives Available

Published: Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Beginning March 15, construction crews will begin staging equipment and materials for this summer’s Platform Improvement Project. The stations will remain open until May 23; however, Metro parking will be reduced at West Falls Church and Vienna stations, and all Metro parking will be closed at East Falls Church Station.

Working with the local jurisdictions, Metro has identified alternative parking options and local buses that connect customers to the stations. Here are the details for each station:

Vienna

  • Parking Lot 1 will be closed
  • Parking spaces reduced by 10%
  • 4,200 daily spaces remaining in the parking garages and in Lot 3

Dunn Loring   

  • No parking impacts
  • 1,964 daily spaces available
  • If parking at Dunn Loring, use a SmarTrip card to avoid being charged the non-rider fee

West Falls Church

  • Both surface lots will be closed
  • Parking spaces reduced by 50%
  • 1,100 daily spaces remaining in garage only

Alternatives

  • Long-term metered parking available on Parking Lot Road (payment using ParkMobile)
  • Vienna and Dunn Loring Metro parking
  • Instead of driving, consider taking these local bus routes to the station: Metrobus 3T or 28A

East Falls Church

  • No daily parking available
  • Kiss & Ride open for pick-up and drop-off only     

Alternatives  

  • Vienna and Dunn Loring Metro parking
  • Instead of driving, consider taking these local bus routes to the station: Metrobus 2A, 3A, 3T, 3Y, 15K, 26A & Arlington Transit 525355
  • Ballston Public Parking Garage
    Location: 627 N. Glebe Rd. Arlington, VA 22203
    Price: $105 per month for weekday parking (Monday-Friday)

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