Service Alert: DC Circulator to Modify Service on the National Mall Route for the 2023 Lawyers Have Heart 10k,5k & Fun Walk Saturday, May 20, 2023

Service Alert: DC Circulator to Modify Service on the National Mall Route for the 2023 Lawyers Have Heart 10k,5k & Fun Walk Saturday, May 20, 2023

 

DC Circulator to Modify Service for the 2023 Lawyers Have Heart 10k,5k & Fun Walk on May 20, 2023.

 

The Lawyers Have Heart 10k, 5k & Fun Walk will lead to road closures affecting the National Mall route. To accommodate the event, the National Mall route will start service with a detour in effect and will continue until 12:00 pm or until traffic returns to normal.

The Museum Loop serves the museums along the National Mall but will not serve the following stops along the Tidal Basin or near the Lincoln Memorial:

  • Stop: # 5 / 15th SW / Jefferson Dr.
  • Stop: # 6 / 15th SW near Maine Ave.
  • Stop: # 7 / E. Basin Dr. SW near Independence Ave.
  • Stop: # 8 / Lincoln Memorial Circle SW
  • Stop: # 9 / Constitution Ave. NW / 21st
  • Stop: # 10 / Constitution Ave. NW / 18th
  • Stop: # 11 / 15th NW / Madison Dr.

Once the activities conclude and streets reopen, the National Mall route will resume normal service.

 

Service Alert: Service Changes for the Capital Hill Classic Races

DC Circulator will Modify Service on the Congress Heights- Union Station Route

Sunday, May 21, 2023

The racecourse will affect the DC Circulator service on the Congress Heights – Union Station route from opening until 11:00 am. Therefore, the following service changes will begin Sunday, May 21, 2023, at the start of service.

Congress Heights Route: Detour – Service will detour from 7:00 am to 11:00 am or until traffic returns to normal.

Buses will not travel to Union Station and will not service the following stops (bus stops north of Pennsylvania Ave)

  • Mass Ave & Columbus Circle
  • 8th Street & East Capitol St

Buses will end service at the Potomac Metro Station. The last bus stop on 8th Street will be 8th & E Street SE before the bus detours to Pennsylvania Ave (Potomac Metro Station) to travel back to Congress Heights:

Detour Route:

  • Buses will turn right on Pennsylvania Ave Eastbound
  • Buses will turn left on Pennsylvania Ave Westbound
  • Then the buses will turn left on 8th St SE and begin regular service to Congress Heights

 

Once race activities have finished and streets reopen around 11:00 am, the route will resume regular service to all stops. Follow @dccirculator on Twitter for updates.