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Starting Sunday, Nov. 6, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is reopening all six closed Blue and Yellow Line stations, including the Huntington Metro station, and initiating Blue Line service between Huntington and New Carrollton.
Since rail service will again be available south of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport station under phase two of Metro’s Blue and Yellow Line construction project, WMATA will be discontinuing its free Blue and Yellow Line Express and Local shuttles. That means the Yellow Line Express from Huntington to the Pentagon, and the Yellow Line Shuttle from Huntington to Crystal City will be shut down starting Sunday.
Metro will, however, continue to provide VA-DC Shuttle 3 service (the 11Y route; peak direction only) during the weekday rush hour between Mount Vernon and Potomac Park.
Additionally, effective Nov. 6, there will no longer be free parking at Huntington or other Metro stations, and passengers will have to start paying again for Metroway and Virginia Railway Express service.
These changes are set to stay in effect until May 2023, when the Metro Yellow Line is tentatively expected to resume service.
Earlier this week, WMATA announced that opening day for the Metro’s Silver Line extension will be Nov. 15. That extension will enable Metrorail passengers to travel to Washington-Dulles International Airport and Loudoun County for the first time.
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Yea! Ericka, thanks for the great news and keeping the community informed of what's happening locally.
Ericka, thanks for sharing. I haven't seen any notice or coverage about this project by the Bureau of Land Management except for your "On the MoVe" posts. Thanks for helping to keep the community informed. Recommend that readers review and submit comments. From my listening to the meeting, I get the sense that
I am strongly opposed to any expansion of parking at the Mustang Loop parking lot. I support repaving with a permeable material. In my opinion, moving the pollinator garden is a waste of county resources. It adds a valued bit of nature to an otherwise sterile parking area and pavilion.
Erika, thanks for the update.
You're welcome!