[RP TownTalk] Metro Update: Mt Vernon Sq Metrorail Station closed during 2016 Nuclear Summit (March 30-April 1)

[Jessica Barnes]

At the request of the U.S. Secret Service, the Mt Vernon Square Metrorail
Station will be temporarily closed for two days during the 2016 Nuclear
Summit, beginning Wednesday evening, March 30, and continuing through Friday
evening, April 1.

 

The closure is necessary because Mt Vernon Square Station falls within the
secure perimeter for the summit, a designated National Special Security
Event that is expected to bring together heads of state from dozens of
countries.

 

Green and Yellow line trains will continue to operate through Mt Vernon
Square without stopping, and all other Metrorail stations are expected to be
open during the event. 

 

Customers should take note of the following service information:

 

.         Mt Vernon Square Station will be closed starting at approximately
8 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, and continuing through Friday evening, April 1.
(The station will reopen after the U.S. Secret Service discontinues security
efforts late Friday evening.)

.         During this time, Green and Yellow line trains will not stop at Mt
Vernon Square station. All trains will pass through the station without
stopping.

.         Customers who normally use Mt Vernon Square should use Gallery
Place or Shaw-Howard stations instead. Either alternate station is located
approximate 0.5 miles from Mt Vernon Square (about a 10-minute walk).

.         Due to road closures, alternate bus service will not be provided.

 

We know that this closure may impact you and your organization. Please
forward this information along to others who may be affected in your
organization so that they may plan appropriately. Updated information will
continue to be posted on Metro's website (wmata.com <http://www.WMATA.com>
). 

 

Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions, and have a
wonderful day.

  

Sincerely,

 

Lisa Schooley

External Relations

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

 

Email: lschooley at wmata.com

Direct line: (202) 962-1754

 

600 5th Street, NW

Room 3E-11

Washington DC 20001

 

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