Due to the Barracks Row Fall Festival, the following roads will be closed from 7am to 6pm on Saturday, September 22, resulting in slight route detours of two Circulator routes - Potomac Ave Metro - Skyland via Barracks Row and Union Station - Navy Yard.
Road Closures:
8th Street SE between E & I Streets
G Street SE between 7th & 9th Streets
E Street SE between 7th & 9th Streets
To accommodate the closures, buses are rerouting and will not be able to service stops along 8th Street, SE. Operators will be picking up and dropping off passengers parallel to the regular bus stops. For example, the regular stop for both routes at 8th & G St will be on 11th & G (Potomac Ave-Skyland), 4th & G St (Union Station-Navy Yard, heading south towards Navy Yard), and 3rd & G St (Union Station-Navy Yard, heading north towards Union Station).
Potomac Avenue Metro - Skyland via Barracks Row: Buses traveling (northbound) towards Potomac Station from M St, will make a right turn onto 11th St, a right on Pennsylvania Avenue and continue regular service.
Buses traveling (southbound) leaving Potomac Station will make left turn on 11th St, left on M St and continue regular service.
Union Station - Navy Yard: Buses traveling (southbound) to Navy Yard Station will make right turn onto North Carolina Street, left on 4th St, right on M Street and continue regular service to Navy Yard Metrorail Station.
Buses traveling (northbound) to Union Station will make a left turn onto 3rd St, right on North Carolina Avenue, left on Pennsylvania Avenue and continue regular service to Union Station.
Regular route service will resume once festival is over at 6pm.