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Service AlertsTemporary Bus Stop Relocation - ART 84 & ART 87: Due to the Hotel Pentagon construction on 24th Rd S, ART 84 & ART 87 stop 6001054, 24th Rd S EB @ S Glebe Rd will be relocated in front of APT building 2806 24th Rd S & stop 6001039, 24th Rd S WB @ S Glebe Rd has been relocated across from Lomax AME Zion Church. Effective 03/20. View all ART Alerts

Service AlertsTemporary Bus Stop Relocation - ART 87: Due to construction ART 87 stop 6000275 (Army Navy Dr. EB at S. Lynn St. nearside) has been relocated further West along Army Navy Dr. The anticipated end date will be end of May. Please plan ahead as delays may occur. Thank you for riding with us! View all ART Alerts

Arlington Transit Bus Service Reduced Starting March 16

March 14, 2020

Edited to note: Starting Thursday, April 2, the STAR Call Center will operate on a reduced schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm. Closed on Saturday. There are no changes to STAR service hours.

 

Arlington Transit has been closely monitoring COVID-19-related developments and has decided to operate reduced bus service to help slow the spread of the virus.

Beginning Monday, March 16, ART 41, 42, 45, 51, 55, 77 and 87 will operate on Saturday schedules with the following changes:

  •  ART 42 & 87 will terminate at the Pentagon instead of Pentagon City
  •  ART 45 will start 1 hour early at 6:30 am
  •  ART 43 will operate every 20 minutes from 6 am to 11 pm following its weekday route

All other ART routes will not operate.

Real time schedule information will not be available for the ART 42, 43, 45 and 87 routes. For all other ART routes, real time schedules will be available starting Thursday, March 19. For all schedules, please call 703-228-RIDE (7433) or consult the Arlington Transit website.

STAR service will continue to provide normal service. Starting Thursday, April 2, the STAR Call Center will operate on a reduced schedule. The Call Center will be open Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm and closed on Saturday.

Passengers are requested not to schedule medical trips if showing signs of illness. Please speak with your medical provider first and make other transportation arrangements avoiding public transportation. 

ART and STAR services will be monitored daily and may be subject to change in response to the latest conditions.

In addition, ART will continue to follow these steps to keep passengers safe:

  • Educate bus operators on the virus and the need to wash hands regularly and properly.
  • Distribute hand sanitizers for each employee.
  • Install hand sanitizer dispensers at all facility entrances.
  • Deep clean and sanitize all buses thoroughly at the end of each night by using approved disinfectant to wipe down all stanchions, hand rails, passenger seats, windows and all components in the driver’s area. 
  • Review cleaning protocols and encourage good personal hygiene habits

Visit Arlington County's web site for information from the Arlington County Public Health Division.

 

 

 

 

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