WASHINGTON 鈥 As the post-blizzard recovery continues on Tuesday, warmer temperatures should help with ongoing street clearing.
- D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says that cleanup efforts in the District are continuing, but she鈥檚 asking residents to help out.听At a news conference on Tuesday, Bowser said that all the city鈥檚 major arteries were down to bare pavement, and that the Snow Emergency, which imposes parking restrictions, a cab surcharge and other measures, will be lifted at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
- Bowser reiterated the need for residents and business owners to shovel their sidewalks for pedestrians, including the children who will return to city schools on Wednesday, can walk safely without going into the roadway. 鈥淲e feel very strongly that the kids will have a reasonably clear way鈥 to get to school.
- Michelle Lerner, of D.C. Public Schools, says听all schools have听been checked to make sure they have working heat and no burst pipes or water damage.
- Bowser听asked residents to help clear paths from听bus stops to the street, as well as fire hydrants and sewer drains — “you know where they are.”
- Bowser said the city would begin enforcing shoveling restrictions on business owners, though private residents wouldn鈥檛 be ticketed.
- She also asked for help from residents with clearing fire hydrants and storm drains 鈥 鈥測ou know where they are.鈥
- The mayor added that a giant snow melter had arrived from Indiana, and another was on the way.
- Emergency services director Christopher Geldart said that residents need to not only shovel their sidewalks, but provide a 鈥渃urb cut鈥 鈥 a path from their sidewalks to the street.听He also听reiterated Police Chief Cathy Lanier鈥檚 sentiments from earlier in the week: While he acknowledged that shoveling out a parking spot is 鈥渉eavy work 鈥 you don鈥檛 own your space.鈥
Still, problems persist: Rock Creek Parkway is closed in both directions from about 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. to facilitate snow removal.听WTOP’s Neal Augenstein reports that, while Route 50 in Loudoun County has been cleared, and the main routes in Fairfax have been plowed, lanes may suddenly disappear, even on busy roads such as Stringfellow Lane; neighborhood roads may only have one lane, and many intersections have high piles of snow that you can’t see around.
Many听local school听systems have announced closings for Wednesday. Read the full list .
Meanwhile, all Metro lines 鈥 except the Silver Line and the Orange Line between Vienna and Ballston 鈥 have reopened. The Orange Line problem is a change; free shuttle buses are running from the closed stations — Vienna, Dunn Loring, West Falls Church and East Falls Church 听— to Ballston.
Metrobus alternatives — Vienna-Ballston: Route 1A/1Z; Dunn Loring-EFC-Ballston: Route 2A
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Closings and Delays
- Federal offices in the D.C. region will be closed on Tuesday, Jan. 26. Emergency and telework-ready employees must follow their agency’s policies. .
- All local public听 Tuesday. Some have closed for Wednesday, too.
- Tuesday, but the National Zoo remains closed.
- The 狈补迟颈辞苍补濒听惭补濒濒 and Memorial Parks are closed.
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Forecast
Tuesday will be warmer than Monday, with a chance for light rain in the afternoon. The bigger story will be areas of dense fog that will develop as warmer air moves over the cold snow pack. Visibilities may fall to near zero Tuesday afternoon and evening.
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Travel/Commuting
On Tuesday, Metrorail service were slated to听resume on all but the Silver Line,听but shortly before the 5 a.m. opening Metro announced that there would be no Orange Line service between Vienna and Ballston due to continuing third-rail problems. There is no service to the Vienna, Dunn Loring,听West Falls Church, East Falls Church听stations.听Free shuttle buses are running from the closed stations — Vienna, Dunn Loring, West Falls Church and East Falls Church 听— to Ballston.
The rest of the Orange Line, as well as all of the Red, Yellow, Blue and Green Lines, are open; trains run听every 12 minutes. Regular fares will be in place.
Also, bus service is听expanded to 79 routes Tuesday: 27 in D.C. and 26 in Virginia and Maryland.
MetroAccess service resumed at noon on Tuesday.
TRANSIT
- The gates at Metro garages will remain open through 9:30 a.m. Tuesday free of charge.
- 听service is canceled for Tuesday. A decision about Wednesday鈥檚 service is expected to be made Tuesday evening.
- 听will have Tuesday.
- The Penn Line is on an S schedule, the Brunswick Line will have very limited service, as will the Camden Line.
- expects Commuter Bus service to be fully restored on Tuesday.
- 听says it plans to continue a modified schedule on Tuesday in the Mid-Atlantic region.
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AIRPORTS
Flights are slowly starting to get back to normal at the D.C.-area airports Tuesday.
- Passengers听at are advised to check with their airlines for specific flight information.
- At , operations are on the way back to normal,听but the Silver Line Express bus service is canceled for Tuesday.
- says passengers should contact their airlines for flight status information, and also said airlines are expected to continue resuming regular operations on Tuesday.
about what the airlines are experiencing and what you should know before getting to the airport.
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- The听D.C. Taxicab Commission鈥榮 Snow Emergency Fare will听expire when the Snow Emergency does — at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
- car2go service has been suspended in D.C. and Arlington until further notice. In addition, drivers get 60 minutes of free drive time for each car2go they help dig out. To receive your drive time, send before and after photos of the car along with its license plate to memberservicesNA@car2go.com.
- Capital Bikeshare听will remain听closed on Tuesday听due to inclement weather.
- Mail delivery service will return to normal on Tuesday and improve as the week continues. All Post Offices will reopen听Tuesday, though some may open later than normal.
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