Temporary Detour: WalkAway March on Washington, October 3
Advisory Effective: 10/3/20 - 10/3/20
Saturday, October 3, 2020 | 5:00 am to 11:59 pm (Updated: October 2, 2020)
Routes Affected: 16E, 32, 33, 36, 42, 43, 52, 64, 70, 74, 79, 80, D6, G8, L2, N6, P6, S2, X2
Due to the WalkAway March in downtown DC, buses will detour from 5:00 am until clear. The march begins at 11:00 am and the rally at 12:30 pm. Customers are encouraged to plan ahead and allow additional traveling time, or transfer to the nearest Metrorail station.
Street Closures
- Independence Avenue from 14th Street to Ohio Drive, SW
- Constitution Avenue from 9th Street to 18th Street, NW
- K Street from 9th Street, NW to 18th Street, NW
- I Street from 9th Street, NW to 18th Street, NW
- H Street from 9th Street, NW to 18th Street, NW
- New York Avenue from 9th Street, NW to 15th Street, NW
- New York Avenue from 17th Street, NW to 18th Street, NW
- G Street from 17th Street, NW to 18th Street, NW
- F Street from 17th Street, NW to 18th Street, NW
- E Street from 17th Street, NW to 18th Street, NW
- D Street from 17th Street, NW to 18th Street, NW
- C Street from 17th Street, NW to 18th Street, NW
- G Street from 9th Street, NW to 15th Street, NW
- F Street from 9th Street, NW to 15th Street, NW
- E Street from 9th Street, NW to 15th Street, NW
- Pennsylvania Avenue, NW from 9th Street, NW to 15th Street, NW
- Pennsylvania Avenue, NW from 17th Street, NW to 18th Street, NW
- 13th Street from L Street, NW to Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
- 14th Street from L Street, NW to Independence Avenue, SW
- 15th Street from L Street, NW to Independence Avenue, SW
- 16th Street from L Street, NW to H Street, NW
- Vermont Avenue from L Street, NW to H Street, NW
- Connecticut Avenue from L Street, NW to H Street, NW
- 17th Street from L Street, NW to Independence Avenue, SW
- Maine Avenue from I-395 to Independence Avenue, SW
- Inbound 12th Street Tunnel
NOTE: Buses will truncate service at points outside the area of the March.
Detours
16E Columbia Pike
- Buses will operate between Culmore and a temporary bus stop located on D St SW at 14th St.
32, 36 Pennsylvania Avenue
- Buses will operate between Naylor Rd and Southern Ave Metrorail stations and a bus stop located on Pennsylvania Ave SE at North Carolina Ave (stop ID# 1000691).
33 Wisconsin Avenue
- Buses will operate between Friendship Heights Metrorail station and a bus stop located on Pennsylvania Ave NW at 26th St (stop ID# 1001299).
42, 43 Mount Pleasant
- Buses will operate between Mount Pleasant and a bus stop located on northbound Connecticut Ave NW at S St (stop ID#1001592).
52, 54 14th Street
- Buses will operate between 14th St & Colorado Ave NW/Takoma Metrorail station and a bus stop located on 14th St NW at N St (stop ID# 1001360).
64 Fort Totten-Petworth
- Buses will operate between Fort Totten Metrorail station and a bus stop located on 11th St NW at Rhode Island Ave (stop ID# 1001503).
70 Georgia Avenue-7th Street
79 Georgia Avenue MetroExtra
79 Georgia Avenue MetroExtra
- Buses will operate between Silver Spring Transit Center and a bus stop located on 7th St NW at N St (stop ID# 1001369).
74 Convention Center-Southwest Waterfront
- Buses will operate between L'Enfant Plaza Metrorail station and Buzzard Point.
80 North Capitol Street northbound toward Fort Totten
Buses begin detouring on 23rd St NW at H St, resuming regular route on Massachusetts Ave NW at 3rd St.
80 North Capitol Street southbound toward the Kennedy Center
- Buses begin detouring on 6th St NW at HSt St, resuming regular route on Virginia Ave NW at New Hampshire Ave.
D6 Sibley Hospital-Stadium Armory eastbound toward Stadium-Armory
- Buses begin detouring on New York Ave NW at 13th St, resuming regular route on Massachusetts Ave NE at North Capitol St.
D6 Sibley Hospital-Stadium Armory westbound toward Sibley Memorial Hospital
- Buses begin detouring on 6th St NW at E St, resuming regular route on 13th St NW at New York Ave.
G8 Rhode Island Avenue
- Buses will operate between Rhode Island Avenue Metrorail station and a bus stop located on 11th St NW at N St (stop ID# 1001366).
L2 Connecticut Avenue
- Buses will operate between Chevy Chase Circle and a temporary bus stop located on Connecticut Ave NW at Q St (stop ID#1001509).
N6 Massachusetts Avenue
- Buses will operate between Friendship Heights Metrorail station and a bus stop located on Massachusetts Ave NW at 20th St (stop ID# 1001473).
P6 Anacostia-Eckington northbound toward Rhode Island Avenue
- Buses begin detouring on I St SW at 4th St, resuming regular route on 5th St NW at H St.
P6 Anacostia-Eckington southbound toward Anacostia
- Buses begin detouring on 5th St NW at H St, resuming regular route on I St SW at 4th St.
S2 16th Street
- Buses will operate between Silver Spring Transit Center and a bus stop located on 16th St NW at P St (stop ID# 1002880).
X2 Benning Rd-H Street eastbound toward Minnesota Avenue
- Buses begin serivce at a bus stop located on 15th St NW at K St, resuming regular route on Massachusetts Ave NW at 3rd St.
X2 Benning Road-H Street westbound toward Lafayette Square
- Buses begin detouring on 6th St NW at H St, resuming regular route on 13th St NW at New York Ave.
Customers are required to wear face coverings on Metrobus. Face coverings may include bandanas, scarves, neck gaiters or homemade coverings easily made from t-shirts and other materials at minimal cost.