Service Advisory

Service Alert: DC Circulator to Modify Service on the National Mall, Georgetown to Union Station, and Dupont Circle to Rosslyn Routes for the DC Bike Ride 2022

 

DC Circulator to Modify Service for DC Bike Ride on Saturday, September 10, 2022

The DC Bike Ride will lead to road closures affecting critical areas of the following routes the National Mall, Georgetown – Union Station, and Dupont Circle – Rosslyn. To accommodate the event, see the following service impacts that will go into effect at the start of service at 7:00 am until 2:00 pm Saturday, September 10, 2022.

 

The DC Circulator service on the Dupont Circle– Rosslyn and the National Mall route will be suspended from 7:00 am until 2:00 pm or until the streets reopen for regular traffic.

 

The Union Station – Georgetown route will begin service with the buses detouring; the buses will continue around Washington Circle NW to Pennsylvania Ave NW and then continue service on M St NW to Wisconsin Ave NW. The following bus stops below will not be served.

• K St & 24^th NW
• Lower K St. & 30^th NW
• Lower K St. & Wisconsin Ave NW
• Wisconsin Ave & M St NW

Once the activities conclude and the streets reopen, all routes will resume regular service.

For the most up-to-date information, please sign up to receive service alerts on our website at www.dccirculator.com and follow us on Twitter at @dccirculator.

Service Alert: DC Circulator to Modify Service on the National Mall, Georgetown to Union Station, and Dupont Circle to Rosslyn Routes for the DC Bike Ride 2022

 

DC Circulator to Modify Service for DC Bike Ride on Saturday, September 10, 2022

The DC Bike Ride will lead to road closures affecting critical areas of the following routes: the National Mall, Georgetown – Union Station, and Dupont Circle – Rosslyn. To accommodate the event, see the following service impacts that will go into effect at the start of service at 7:00 am until 2:00 pm Saturday, September 10, 2022.

 

The DC Circulator service on the Dupont Circle– Rosslyn route will be suspended from 7:00 am until 2:00 pm or until the streets reopen for regular traffic.

 

The Union Station – Georgetown route will begin service with the buses detouring around Washington Circle NW to Pennsylvania Ave NW and then continuing service on M St NW to Wisconsin Ave NW. The following bus stops below will not be served.

• K St & 24^th NW
• Lower K St. & 30^th NW
• Lower K St. & Wisconsin Ave NW
• Wisconsin Ave & M St NW

The National Mall route will begin service with buses running the Museum Loop. This loop serves the museums along the National Mall but will not service the following bus stops along the Tidal Basin or near the Lincoln Memorial:

• 15^th SW & Jefferson Dr.
• 15^th SW near Maine Ave.
• Basin Dr. SW near Independence Ave.
• Lincoln Memorial Circle SW
• Constitution Ave. NW & 21^st
• Constitution Ave. NW & 18^th
• 15^th NW & Madison Dr.

Once the activities conclude and the streets reopen, all routes will resume regular service.

For the most up-to-date information, please sign up to receive service alerts on our website at www.dccirculator.com and follow us on Twitter at @dccirculator.

DC Circulator to Detour National Mall Route Service for the NAAMHC Hip Hop Block Party on Saturday, August 13, 2022

 

The NAAMHC Block Party will lead to road closures affecting the National Mall route. Critical segments of the route will be affected to accommodate this block party event.

The closure of 15^th Street between Constitution Avenue and Independence Avenue will impact the National Mall route in multiple locations. Therefore, the National Mall route service will begin detour service at 9:00 am on Saturday, August 13, 2022, until 2 am.

Detour route: after servicing the Madison Drive and 12^th St. bus stop # 4, buses will turn left at 14^th St NW. The buses will continue on 14^th St., turning right onto Independence Avenue. The buses will turn left onto 15^th Street (Raoul Wallenberg Place), continuing the regular route.

The following DC Circulator bus stops on 15^th Street will not be served:

• Stop # 5 15^th and Madison Drive NW
• Stop # 12 15^th and Jefferson Drive, NW

 

On Sunday, August 14, 2022, regular service will resume at all DC Circulator bus stops.

For the most up-to-date information, please sign up to receive service alerts on our website at www.dccirculator.com and follow us on Twitter at @dccirculator.

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Service Alert: National Mall Route service impacted by July 4th celebrations.

 

DC Circulator National Mall Route Service will not be operating on July 4, 2022

 

The National Mall and Memorial Parks Independence Day celebrations planned road closures and safety measures will prevent the operation of the National Mall route on Monday, July 4, 2022. Regular service on the National Mall route will be reinstated on Tuesday, July 5, 2022.

All other DC Circulator routes will operate on July 4, 2022.

For the most up-to-date information on detours, please sign up to receive service alerts on our website at www.dccirculator.com and follow us on Twitter at @dccirculator.

Service Alert: National Mall Route to Modify Service for Something in the Water Music Festival, starting on Friday, June 17^, 2022, thru Sunday, June 19, 2022

 

DC Circulator to Detour National Mall Route Service for Something in the Water Music Festival

 

The Music Festival will lead to road closures affecting the National Mall route. Critical segments of the National Mall route will be effected to accommodate the event.

Road closures on Madison Drive and Jefferson Drive will impact the National Mall route in multiple locations. Therefore, the National Mall route will begin detour service on Friday, June 17, 2022, at 6:00 am in a modified Tidal Basin Loop using Constitution Avenue to connect Union Station.

The detour route for DC Circulator Buses:

From: E Street (Union Station), West Bound

• Right onto Columbus Circle NE
• Right onto Louisiana Ave NE
• Right onto North Capitol Street NE
• Left onto E Street  NW
• Continue to Pennsylvania Avenue NW
• Left onto 15^th Street
• Continue regular service westbound to the Lincoln Memorial

 

From Constitution Avenue and 18^th Street NW Eastbound:

• Left onto 12^th Street
• Right onto E Street
• Continue to E Street (Union Station)

 

The following DC Circulator bus stops below will not be served:

• 2: Madison Drive NW / 4^th Street
• 3: Madison Drive NW / 7^th Street
• 4: Madison Drive NW / 12^th Street
• 13: Jefferson Drive SW / 12^th Street
• 14: Jefferson Drive SW / 7^th Street
• 15: 3^rd Street / Madison Dr. NW

Regular service will resume at all DC Circulator bus stops on Monday, June 21, 2022.

For the most up-to-date information, please sign up to receive service alerts on our website at www.dccirculator.com and follow us on Twitter at @dccirculator.

Service Alert: DC Circulator to Modify Service on GT-US, WP-AM Routes on Saturday, June 11, 2022

DC Circulator to Modify Service on Multiple Routes This Saturday for Races and Events.

Saturday, June 11, 2022

Georgetown-Union Station Route

Road closures for the Lawyers Have Heart 5k/10k will impact critical areas of the Georgetown-Union Station route on Lower K Street NW on Saturday, June 11, 2022. To accommodate the event, starting at 7:00 am, buses traveling in the westbound direction will not use lower K Street NW, after Washington Circle NW. The buses will  proceed instead along Pennsylvania Avenue and M Street NW

The following bus stops in the Westbound direction will not be served:

• Lower K Street NW / 30th Street
• Lower K Street NW / Wisconsin Avenue
• Wisconsin Avenue NW / M Street

Regular service will resume at all stops once race activities have finished at 11:00 am or as road closures allow.

Woodley Park-Adams Morgan-McPherson Square Metro Route

Road closures for the Capital Pride Parade will impact critical areas of the Woodley Park-Adams Morgan-McPherson Square route on 14^th Street NW on Saturday, June 11, 2022. To accommodate the event, the route will detour temporarily from 14^th Street. NW to 13^th Street NW starting at 3:00 pm.

The following bus stops will not be served during the detour:

• 14th St. NW / Rhode Island Ave. (Northbound)
• 14th St. NW / U Street. (Southbound)
• 14th St. NW / P Street. (Southbound)

Once parade activities have finished at 8:00 pm, or as road closures allow, regular service will resume at all stops.

For the most up-to-date information, please sign up to receive service alerts on our website at www.dccirculator.com and follow us on Twitter at @dccirculator

 

Service Alert: Service Changes for the DC Circulator  Georgetown – Union Station route due to

7^th Street Open Streets Event on Saturday, June 4, 2022

 

DC Circulator will Modify Service on Georgetown to Union Station Route this Saturday for the 7^th Street Open Streets Event.

Saturday, June 4, 2022

The 7^th Street Open Streets event will impact critical sections of the Georgetown – Union Station route service on Saturday, June 4, 2022.

Buses will not service the following bus stops:

• Massachusetts Ave & 7^th St. NW (Eastbound or Westbound)
• New York Ave & 9^th St. NW (Westbound)

The 7^th Street Open Streets event begins from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, and buses may begin the detour service as early as 7:00 am at the start of service.

Detour Route:

Buses traveling from Union Station to Georgetown:

After servicing the Massachuttes Ave & 5^th St. NW (Eastbound), the buses will turn right at 5^th St. NW, and then buses will turn left at I, St. NW. The buses will then turn left at 6^th St. NW, and the buses will make a left onto Massachusetts Ave., resuming eastbound service to Union Station.

Buses traveling from Georgetown to Union Station:

After servicing the K & 13^th St. NW bus stop, the buses will continue K St. NW to 9^th St NW. The buses will turn right at 9^th St and then turn right onto New York Ave NW and resume westbound service to Georgetown at New York Ave & 9^th St. NW bus stop.

 

Once the activities have concluded and streets reopen, full service will be re-established. Follow @dccirculator on Twitter for updates.

Service Alert: Service Changes for the Memorial Day Parade

 

DC Circulator will Modify Service on the National Mall Route on Monday

 May 30, 2022

The parade route will affect the DC Circulator route from service opening until 5:30 pm. Therefore, the following service changes will begin Saturday, May 30, 2022, at the start of service.

National Mall Route: Service will detour from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. or until traffic returns to normal.

Buses will detour after serving stop 8 at MLK. The buses will turn right onto Independence Avenue SW. The buses will then make a left turn at 15^th St. NW and then a right turn onto Jefferson Drive, continuing the regular route.

• Stop 9 / Lincoln Memorial Circle SW
• Stop 10 / Constitution Ave NW & 21 St NW
• Stop 11 / Constitution Ave NW & 18 St NW
• Stop 12 / 15^th St & Madison Drive NW

 

The route will begin regular service to all stops once parade activities have finished and streets reopen around 5:30 pm. Follow @dccirculator on Twitter for updates.

Service Alert: Service Changes for the Congress Heights-Union Station route due to

MLK Open Streets Event on Saturday, May 21, 2022

 

DC Circulator will Modify Service on Congress Heights to Union Station Route this Saturday for the Martin Luther King Avenue (MLK) Open Streets Event

Saturday, May 21, 2022

The MLK Open Streets will impact critical sections of the Congress Heights-Union Station Route. The MLK Open Streets event is scheduled along Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE, on Saturday, May 21, 2022.

Buses will not travel along Martin Luther King Jr Ave. and will not service the following stops:

• Martin Luther King Jr., Ave. SE, Good Hope Rd SE (Northbound or Southbound)
• Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE and W St. SE (Northbound or Southbound)

The MLK Open Streets event begins from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, and buses may begin the detour service as early as 7:00 am at the start of service.

Once the activities have concluded and streets reopen, full service will be re-established. Follow @dccirculator on Twitter for updates.

Detour Route:

Buses traveling from Congress Heights – Union Station:

After servicing the 11^th St, SE, and O St, SE bus stop, the buses will continue the 11^th St Bridge, making a right turn at I-295 South. Then the buses will utilize exit #4 to Howard Rd. making a right turn into the Anacostia Metro Station. The buses will continue regular service to the Congress Heights Metro Station.

Buses traveling from Congress Heights to Union Station:

The buses departing Anacostia Metro Station will exit the station making a left turn on Howard Rd. Then the buses will make a right turn at First Sterling Dr. and continue unto I-295 North. The buses will utilize exit # 4 to the 11^th Street Bridge, making a left onto the 11^th Street Bridge and continuing regular service to Union Station.