A proposed shutdown of the Blue and Yellow lines of the Metro Trains this summer will cause significant delays and massive traffic pile ups for daily commuters in Alexandria and surrounding areas. In Alexandria commuters will face significant delays as much as an additional 30 minutes on their daily commute. City officials in Alexandria has come up with variety of alternatives in hopes of avoiding massive traffic jams in the city.
The city will be utilizing the services of additional DASH Buses with some trips being free during the shutdown. The city will also add additional bus routes between Hunting Point and Old Town. The DASH King Street Trolley which operates between the waterfront in addition with shuttle buses located at King Street in Old Town will start their commute from as early as 7 a.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. on weekends.
The water taxi service in Alexandria will also be expanded to accommodate rush hour water taxi trips and add two more morning round trips between The Wharf and the Alexandria Waterfront. The city will utilize dockless bikes and scooters as a part of its plan to ease the traffic jams on the road ways.
City officials plan to encourage slugging, carpooling and vanpooling while focusing on improving sidewalks, bus stops and its traffic limits as it works towards alleviating any major traffic jams and delays the shutdown may cause.
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