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Detours Due to Takoma Park Pride Parade & Street Fair on June 9 Will Impact Ride On Bus Routes 12, 16, and 18
For Immediate Release: Friday, June 7, 2024
Due to the Takoma Park Pride Parade & Street Fair, Ride On Bus Routes 12, 16, and 18 will experience detours on Sunday, June 9, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Details of the detours can be found below.
Route 12: From Carroll Avenue, right on Philadelphia Avenue, left on Piney Branch Road, left on Eastern Avenue, right on Cedar Street, right on Carroll Avenue, to the station. Until 10:00 a.m. Both directions.
- To Silver Spring Transit Center: Stops 20742, 20744, 20746, 20748, and 29684 will bypassed. Use alternate stops 20750 and 26630.
- To Takoma: Stops 20798, 20800, 20802, 20804, and 20806 will bypassed. Use alternate stops 20796 and 26330.
Route 16: From Carroll Avenue, right on Philadelphia Avenue, left on Piney Branch Road, left on Eastern Avenue, right on Cedar Street, right on Carroll Avenue, to the station. Until 10:00 a.m. Both directions.
- To Silver Spring Transit Center: Stops 20742, 20744, 20746, 20748, and 29684 will bypassed. Use alternate stops 20750 and 26630.
- To Takoma: Stops 20798, 20800, 20802, 20804, and 20806 will bypassed. Use alternate stops 20796 and 26330.
Route 18: Leaving Takoma Park, left on Eastern Avenue, right on Piney Branch Road, right on Philadelphia Avenue, left on Maple Road, and back on route. Until 10:00 a.m.
- To Silver Spring Transit Center: Stops 15348, 15354, 20798, 20800, 20802, 20804, and 20806 will bypassed. Use alternate stops 23862 and 26332.
- To Takoma-Langley Crossroads Transit Center: Stops 15350, 15352, 15356, 20742, 20744, 20746, 20748, and 29684 will bypassed. Use alternate stops 23848 and 26336.
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