Parking restrictions, metro changes announced for Election Day in DC
WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - D.C. officials announced several parking restrictions for the downtown area ahead of Election Day.
The restrictions will go into place at 12 a.m. Tuesday and last until 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday.
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All roads between Constitution Ave. NW and L St. NW and between 18th St. NW and 9th St. NW will fall under the emergency no parking restriction.
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The public should expect parking restrictions along the street and should be guided by the posted emergency no parking signage. All vehicles that are parked in violation of the emergency no parking signs will be ticketed and towed.
The Metropolitan Police Department says they do not anticipate street closures, but there is the potential for intermittent closures in the downtown area. For timely traffic information, visit twitter.com/DCPoliceTraffic or sign up for alerts at hsema.dc.gov/page/alertdc.
Metro changes have also been announced during the week of Monday, November 2 through Friday, November 6.
Officials say Metrorail will open at 5 a.m. and close at 11 p.m., serving all 91 stations. Trains will operate on a normal or near-normal schedule on all six lines, with minor service adjustments on the Green and Yellow lines from 10 p.m. until close.
Here is a breakdown of the changes by line:
- Red Line: Regular intervals, trains every 12-15 minutes
- Blue Line: Regular intervals, trains every 15-20 minutes.
- Orange Line: Regular intervals, trains every 15-20 minutes.
- Silver Line: Regular intervals, trains every 15-20 minutes.
- Yellow Line: Regular intervals every 15-20 minutes until 10 p.m., then every 22 minutes until close. Trains will single track between Georgia Ave-Petworth and Fort Totten stations after 10 p.m.
- Green Line: Regular intervals every 15-20 minutes until 10 p.m., then every 22 minutes until close. Trains will single track between Georgia Ave-Petworth and Fort Totten stations after 10 p.m.
Schedules, real-time train arrivals and station information are available at wmata.com.