Dry run this weekend for summerlong Metro shutdown

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Dry run this weekend for summerlong Metro shutdown

By Max Smith | @amaxsmith
May 2, 2019 4:45 am

In a dry run for the major 24/7 shutdown that begins in just three weeks, Metro is closing all six Blue and Yellow Line stations south of Reagan National Airport this Saturday and Sunday.
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The Franconia-Springfield, Van Dorn Street, Huntington, Eisenhower Avenue, King Street-Old Town and Braddock Road stations are all closed on Saturday and Sunday.

The closures provide setup and preparation time for the monthslong shutdown of the stations from Labor Day weekend through Sept. 8, and provide an opportunity for Metro and other regional agencies to test part of the long-term shuttle bus plans.

This weekend, “Blue Line Shuttles” will stop at Franconia-Springfield, Van Dorn Street, King Street-Old Town and Reagan National Airport.

“Blue Line Shuttles” will not stop at Braddock Rd.

“Yellow Line Shuttles” will stop at Huntington, Eisenhower Ave., King St.-Old Town, Braddock Rd. and Crystal City.

“Yellow Line Shuttles” will not stop at Reagan National Airport.

Metro recommends factoring in 15 minutes of additional time for each station stop traveled.

During the summer shutdown, there are also express shuttles planned between the Pentagon and Franconia Springfield/Huntington at all times the Metro system is typically open. Metro also recently added plans for a weekday-only express shuttle between Landmark Mall and Pentagon.
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During this weekend’s shutdown, and for the entire summer, Metro remains an option to access Reagan National Airport from Crystal City, Pentagon City, Pentagon, Rosslyn and points in the District and Maryland.

From the south, the shuttle buses are the only transit option to and from the airport, even with major ongoing construction on the roads there.

As noted above, the shuttles to the airport will not stop at Braddock Road, so riders who would normally get on there should either go to King Street-Old Town to catch a shuttle or to a station farther north to take the train back to the airport.
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