NEW: #WMATA is shutting down bus service at 5pm on a number of routes. Unclear how people out now are supposed to get back.
It is part of larger additional bus service cuts. Metro now cutting back to 20 bus routes, although those 20 routes have not been officially posted yet
It is part of larger additional bus service cuts. Metro now cutting back to 20 bus routes, although those 20 routes have not been officially posted yet
Here are the ONLY Metrobus routes that will keep running after 5pm today or any time on Sunday: 32, 33, 36, 52, 70, 90, 16A, 16E, 28A, A6, A8, C4, D12, F4, K6, P12, Q2, S4, U8, V4, X2, Y2 and Z8 #wmata #dctraffic
These are even more significant cutbacks than those announced last night
It means dozens of routes that normally run on a Sunday, including many that touch grocery stores & medical facilities, are not running this weekend. #wmata is likely to try to get some of those routes running during the week even if also on heavily reduced schedules
Also, if you're counting and say that's more than 20 routes, routes like the 30s or 16s (even though they're running the ones with little overlap) are counted as one route for Metro's service purposes in this case
#WMATA says the cuts are mainly due to reduced operator availability "as a result of risk mitigation strategies"
Here's updated list of #WMATA buses running from 5pm Sat thru all day Sun on only 20 high use corridors, all buses every 30 minutes
Makes at least a bit more sense
54
S4
70
90
C4
X2
16C
28A
29K/N
30N/S
83
A6/A8
B2
D12
F4
H4
J2
K6
P12
REX
V4
W4
Y2
Z8
(Realtime bus data won't work)
Makes at least a bit more sense
54
S4
70
90
C4
X2
16C
28A
29K/N
30N/S
83
A6/A8
B2
D12
F4
H4
J2
K6
P12
REX
V4
W4
Y2
Z8
(Realtime bus data won't work)
And again - #WMATA says this is mostly separate from Bladensburg operator testing positive
