(Washington, DC) The DC Circulator will run modify service on Saturday, March 20, 2010, due to road closures for the National Marathon. The Marathon begins at 7 am and is expected to conclude by 1 pm. For a complete list of road closures visit www.ddot.dc.gov.

Circulator buses will use the following detours until traffic patterns return to normal:

1. Georgetown/Union Station Route will be split in two from 7 am until approximately 8:45 am. Half of the route will operate from Union Station to 17th Street, NW, and the other half will operate from Georgetown to 20th St, NW. 
   
   Customers who need to travel through the affected area between 17th and 20th Streets will need to walk across the Marathon route to access buses on the other side to continue their trip.
   1. Buses coming from Georgetown in the direction of Union Station will use this route to turn around:
      • Pennsylvania Avenue and 20th Street, NW
      • Left onto 20th Street, NW
      • Left onto K Street, NW
      • Left onto 21st Street, NW
      • Right onto Pennsylvania Avenue
   2. Buses coming from Union Station in the direction of Georgetown will use this route to turn around:
      • The Circulator will pull into the SERVICE LANE on K Street, NW after the 16th Street, NW stop
      • Right onto Connecticut Avenue, NW
      • Right onto L Street, NW
      • Right onto 17th Street, NW
      • Left onto K Street, NW
2. Woodley Park/Adams Morgan/McPherson Square Detour from 7 am until approximately 9:30 am. Because of the closure of Columbia Road, no service will be provided to the Columbia Heights Metro, the Woodley Park Metro or Adams Morgan for the length of the detour.
   1. Buses traveling north on 14th Street will use the following detour to turn around:
      • Right onto Euclid Street, NW
      • Left onto 13th Street, NW
      • Left onto Girard Street, NW
      • Left onto 14th Street, NW
3. Convention Center/Waterfront Route will be split in two from 7am until approximately 1:30 pm. Half of the route will operate from O Street, NW to Pennsylvania Avenue, and half of the route will operate from I Street, SW to Independence Avenue, SW. Customers who need to travel through the affected area between Pennsylvania Avenue and Independence Avenue will need to walk across the Marathon route to access buses on the other side to continue their trip.
   1. Buses traveling south from the Convention Center will use the following detour to turn around:
      • Left onto Pennsylvania Avenue
      • Left onto 7th Street, NW
   2. Buses traveling north from the Waterfront will use the following detour to turn around:
      • North on 7th Street, SW
      • Right onto Independence Avenue, SW
      • Right onto 4th Street, SW
      • Right onto I Street, SW
      • Right onto 7th Street, SW