Columbus Day Closures and Service Interruptions

Service You Wish Was Interrupted:

O and P Street: Construction will continue Monday, Oct. 10, Columbus Day.

29th Street Bridge: The crew will be working on Columbus Day.

Government Agency Closures:

D.C. Public Schools and offices closed.

The DC Public Library is closed.

All Department of Motor Vehicles locations are closed.

The Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs is closed.

Service Interruptions:

Metrorail: Service will operate on a Saturday schedule. The system will open at 5 a.m. and close at midnight. Customers should take note of track work on the Orange, Green and Yellow lines.

Metrobus: Most routes will operate on a Saturday schedule with some additional trips on selected routes. Customers should check their timetable for details. The following late-night trips relevant to Georgetown in the Saturday schedule will not operate on Monday night:

• G2 from Georgetown at 12:58AM, 1:34AM
• G2 from LeDroit Park at 12:30AM, 1:06AM
• D2 from Glover Park at 1:12AM, 1:52AM, 2:32AM
• D2 from Dupont Circle Station at 1:35AM, 2:15AM, 2:55AM

Trash Collection: There will be no trash and recycling collections. Trash and recycling collections will “slide” to the next day for the remainder of the week.  For example, Monday’s trash and recycling collections will be made Tuesday, and Tuesday’s collections will be made Wednesday. In neighborhoods with twice-weekly trash collections, Monday and Thursday collections will be made Tuesday and Friday. Collections normally made Tuesday and Friday, will be made Wednesday and Saturday.  Trash and recycling containers should be placed out for collection no earlier than 6:30 pm the night before collection and removed from public space by 8 pm on the day(s) of collection. 

Parking Enforcement: Parking enforcement, including ticket writing for residential parking, expired meters, street sweeping and rush-hour violations, will be suspended.  DPW will enforce parking restrictions at bus stops near Metro stations where WMATA is performing track work.   DPW also will suspend towing abandoned vehicles. Enforcement will resume Tuesday, Oct. 11.