Temporary Detour: 2019 Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon, Half Marathon and 5k, March 9
Advisory Effective: 3/9/19 - 3/9/19
Saturday, March 9, 2019 | 4:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Updated March 8, 2019)
Routes Affected: 30N, 30S, 32, 33, 36, 38B, 42, 52, 54, 63, 64, 70, 79, 80, 90, 92, 96, B2, D4, D6, D8, G2, H2, H4, L2, M6, P6, S2, S4, S9, U5, U6, U7, V2, V4, X2, X8Metrobus routes throughout Washington, DC will experience significant delays and detours on Saturday, March 9, 2019 due to the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon. Street closures associated with the event will start at 4:00 a.m. and will continue until 4:00 p.m.
Travel Tips for Metrobus Customers
- Request a special transfer from your bus operator to continue your trip on Metrorail at no additional charge.
- Transfer to Metrorail at the first opportunity.
- Expect delays and allow additional travel time.
- Load enough value on your SmarTrip® card for your entire round trip in advance. SmarTrip® customers have more options for reloading their cards. Learn more about adding value to your SmarTrip® and Auto Reload.
- A complete list of detours and cut backs are provided below.
Detours
30N, 30S Friendship Heights-Southeast eastbound toward Naylor Road/Southern Ave
Buses begin detouring on 7th St SW at Independence Ave, to end service at a temporary bus stop on D St SW east of 7th St.
- Last stop served before buses begin detouring: 7th St NW & Constitution Ave
30N, 30S Friendship Heights-Southeast westbound toward Friendship Heights
Buses begin service at a temporary bus stop on D St SW east of 7th St, to resume regular route on 7th St SW at Independence Ave.
- First stop served after buses resume regular route: 7th St SW & Independence Ave
32 Pennsylvania Avenue
Buses will operate loop service between Southern Ave and Congress Heights Metrorail stations.
33 Wisconsin Avenue northbound toward Friendship Heights
Buses begin service at a temporary bus stop at on F St NW at 11th St (Metro Center Metrorail station), to resume regular route on Pennsylvania Ave NW at 10th St.
- First stop served after buses resume regular route: Pennsylvania Ave NW & 12th St
33 Wisconsin Avenue southbound toward Federal Triangle
Buses begin detouring on 11th St NW at Pennsylvania Ave, to end service at a temporary bus stop at on F St NW at 11th St, (Metro Center Metrorail station).
- Last stop served before buses begin detouring: Pennsylvania Ave NW & 13th St
36 Pennsylvania Avenue
Buses will operate loop service between Naylor Road and Congress Heights Metrorail stations.
38B Ballston-Farragut Square
Buses will operate loop service between Ballston-MU Metrorail station, to a temporary bus stop on Pennsylvania Ave NW at 26th St (Foggy Bottom-GWU Metrorail station).
Alternate: Take Metrorail (Blue, Orange or Silver) from Foggy Bottom-GWU Metrorail station to Farragut West Metrorail station
42 Mount Pleasant
Buses will operate loop service between Mount Pleasant and Columbia Heights Metrorail station.
Buses will operate loop service between 9th St & F St NW (Metro Center Metrorail station), to end service at a temporary bus stop on 20th St NW at Q St (Dupont Circle Metrorail station).
52, 54 14th Street
Buses will operate loop service between Takoma Metrorail station, to end service at a temporary bus stop on 14th St NW at Monroe St (Columbia Heights Metrorail station).
Buses will operate loop service between Metro Center/L'Enfant Plaza Metrorail stations, to end service at a temporary bus stop on U St NW at 15th St (U St-African-American Civil War Memorial Cardozo station).
63 Takoma-Petworth
Buses will operate loop service between Takoma and Georgia Ave-Petworth Metrorail stations.
Buses will operate loop service at a temporary bus stop on 11th St NW at H St (Metro Center Metrorail station), to end service at a temporary bus stop on U St NW at 11th St (U St-African-American Civil War Memorial Cardozo station).
64 Fort Totten-Petworth
Buses will operate loop service between Fort Totten and Georgia Ave-Petworth Metrorail stations.
Buses will operate loop service at a temporary bus stop on 11th St NW at H St (Metro Center Metrorail station), to end service at a temporary bus stop on U St NW at 11th St (U St-African-American Civil War Memorial Cardozo station).
70 Georgia Avenue-7th Street
79 Georgia Avenue MetroExtra
Buses will operate loop service between Paul S Sarbanes Transit Center and Georgia Ave-Petworth Metrorail station.
Buses will operate loop service between Archives-Navy Memorial Penn Quarter and Shaw-Howard University Metrorail stations.
80 North Capitol Street
Buses will operate loop service at a temporary bus stop on 23rd St NW at I St (Foggy Bottom-GWU Metrorail station), to end service at a temporary bus stop on E St NE at Columbus Circle, (Union Station Metrorail station).
Buses will operate loop service between Fort Totten Metrorail station, to end service at a temporary bus stop on 1st St NW at the Washington Hospital Center roadway.
90 U Street-Garfield northbound toward Duke Ellington Bridge
92 U Street-Garfield northbound toward Reeves Center
Buses begin detouring on North Carolina Ave SE at 8th St, to end service at a temporary bus stop on U St NW at 15th St.
- Last stop served before buses begin detouring: 8th St SE & Independence Ave
90 U Street-Garfield southbound toward Anacostia
92 U Street-Garfield southbound toward Congress Heights
Buses begin service at a temporary bus stop on U St NW at 15th St, to resume regular route on 8th St NE at North Carolina Ave.
- First stop served after buses resume regular route: 8th St SE & Independence Ave
96 East Capitol Street-Cardozo
Buses will operate loop service between Capitol Heights, Benning Road and Minnesota Ave Metrorail stations.
Buses will operate loop service at a temporary bus stop on U St NW at 13th St (U St-African-American Civil War Memorial Cardozo station), to end service at a temporary bus stop on E St NE at Columbus Circle (Union Station Metrorail station).
B2 Bladensburg Road-Anacostia
Buses will operate loop service at a temporary bus stop on 15th St NE at Benning Rd, to resume regular route to Mt Rainier Terminal.
Buses will operate loop service between Anacostia and Potomac Ave Metrorail stations.
D4 Ivy City-Franklin Square eastbound toward Ivy City
Buses begin service at a temporary bus stop on Florida Ave NE at 2nd St (NoMa-Gallaudet U Metrorail station), to resume regular route on Florida Ave NE at K St.
- First stop served after buses resume regular route: Florida Ave NE & 13th St
D4 Ivy City-Franklin Square westbound toward Franklin Square
Buses begin detouring on Florida Ave NE at Montello Ave, to end service at a temporary bus stop on Florida Ave NE at 2nd St (NoMa Gallaudet U Metrorail station).
- Last stop served before buses begin detouring: Montello Ave NE & Florida Ave
D6 Sibley Hospital-Stadium-Armory eastbound toward Stadium-Armory
Buses begin detouring on 8th St NE at D St, to end service at a temporary bus stop on C St NE east of 6th St.
- Last stop served before buses begin detouring: D St NE & 8th St
D6 Sibley Hospital-Stadium-Armory westbound toward Sibley Hospital
Buses begin service at a temporary bus stop on C St NE east of 6th St, to resume regular route on westbound C St NE.
- First stop served after buses resume regular route: C St NE & 6th St
D8 Hospital Center northbound toward 1st St NW & roadway to National Rehabilitation Hospital
Buses begin service at a temporary bus stop on Florida Ave NE at 2nd St (NoMa-Gallaudet U Metrorail station), to resume regular route on Florida Ave NE at K St.
- First stop served after buses resume regular route: Florida Ave NE & 13th St
D8 Hospital Center southbound toward Union Station
Buses begin detouring on Florida Ave NE at Montello Ave, to end service at a temporary bus stop on Florida Ave NE at 2nd St, (NoMa-Gallaudet U Metrorail station).
- Last stop served before buses begin detouring: Montello Ave NE & Florida Ave
G2 P Street-LeDroit Park eastbound toward Howard University
Buses begin service at a temporary bus stop on 7th St NW at R St, (Shaw-Howard University Metrorail station), to resume regular route on S St NW at New Jersey Ave.
- First stop served after buses resume regular route: 4th St NW & T St
G2 P Street-LeDroit Park westbound toward Georgetown University
Buses begin detouring on S St NW at New Jersey Ave, to end service at a temporary bus stop on 7th St NW at R St (Shaw-Howard University Metrorail station).
- Last stop served before buses begin detouring: 4th St NW & U St
H2, H4 Crosstown eastbound toward Brookland-CUA
- Regular route, no detour
H2 Crosstown westbound toward Tenleytown-AU
Buses begin detouring on 16th St NW at Columbia Rd, to resume regular route on Harvard St NW at Little Harvard St.
- Last stop served before buses begin detouring: Columbia Rd NW & 16th St
- First stop served after buses resume regular route: 1650 Harvard St NW
H4 Crosstown westbound toward Tenleytown-AU
Buses begin detouring on 16th St NW at Columbia Rd, to resume regular route on Mt Pleasant St NW at Harvard St.
- Last stop served before buses begin detouring: Columbia Rd NW & 16th St
- First stop served after buses resume regular route: Mt Pleasant St NW & Irving St
L2 Connecticut Avenue
Buses will operate loop service between Chevy Chase Circle, to end service at a temporary bus stop on Connecticut Ave NW at Veazey Terrace (Van Ness-UDC Metrorail station).
Buses will operate loop service between Farragut Square Metrorail station, to end service at a temporary bus stop on 20th St NW at Q St (Dupont Circle Metrorail station).
M6 Fairfax Village
Buses will operate loop service between Fairfax Village (Pennsylvania Ave SE at 38th St SE) and Naylor Road Metrorail station.
P6 Anacostia-Eckington
Buses will operate loop service between Anacostia Metrorail station, to end service at a temporary bus stop on D St SW west of 3rd St (Federal Center SW Metrorail station).
Buses will operate loop service between Rhode Island Ave and NoMa-Gallaudet U Metrorail stations.
Buses will operate loop service between Rhode Island Ave Metrorail station, to end service at a temporary bus stop on 9th St at G St (Metro Center Metrorail station).
S2, S4 16th Street
S9 16th Street Limited
Buses will operate loop service between Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center and Columbia Heights Metrorail station.
Buses will operate loop service between Metro Center Metrorail station, to end service at a temporary bus stop on 14th St NW at U St (U St-African-American Civil War Memorial Cardozo station).
U5, U6 Marshall Heights eastbound toward Marshall Heights/Lincoln Heights
Buses begin detouring on Benning Rd NE at Minnesota Ave, to resume regular route on East Capitol St SE at Benning Rd.
- Last stop served before buses begin detouring: Minnesota Ave Metrorail station
- First stop served after buses resume regular route: East Capitol St SE & 46th St
U5, U6 Marshall Heights westbound toward Minnesota Avenue
Buses begin detouring on Benning Rd NE at East Capitol St, to resume regular route on Minnesota Ave NE at Benning Rd.
- Last stop served before buses begin detouring: East Capitol St NE & 47th St
- First stop served after buses resume regular route: Minnesota Ave Metrorail station
U7 Deanwood-Minnesota Ave
Buses will operate loop service between Minnesota Ave and Deanwood Metrorail stations.
V2 Capitol Heights-Minnesota Ave
Buses will operate loop service between Minnesota Ave and Capitol Heights Metrorail stations.
V4 Capitol Heights-Minnesota Ave
Buses will operate loop service between Potomac Ave and Navy Yard-Ballpark Metrorail stations.
X2 Benning Road-H Street (Loop)
Buses will operate loop service between Lafayette Square and H St & North Capitol St NW.
X2 Benning Road-H Street eastbound toward Minnesota Ave
Buses begin detouring on H St NE at Florida Ave, to end service at a temporary bus stop on Florida Ave NE at 2nd St.
- Last stop served before buses begin detouring: Benning Rd NE & 16th St
X2 Benning Road-H Street westbound toward Lafayette Square
Buses begin service at a temporary bus stop on Florida Ave NE at 2nd St, to resume regular route on H St NE at 14th St.
- First stop served after buses resume regular route: Benning Rd NE & 15th St
X8 Maryland Avenue
Buses will operate loop service between Carver Terrace, to a temporary bus stop on Florida Ave NE at 2nd St (NoMa-Gallaudet U Metrorail station).