Evening star., 1944-08-20
Bus Route Chances,
New Loading System
Will Start Tomorrow
PUG Approves Changes
For Lines SeIyine
Potomac Park Area

A new system Of loading buses
along Constitution avenue on routes
serving the Potomac Park area be-
tween Seventeenth and Twenty
first streets NV, has been ap-
proved by the Public Utilities Com
mission, the Capital Transit Co. an
nounced yesterday, and will &c
into effect tomorrow.
Routes P-l (PetWorth), R-4 (Po-
tomac Park and ST. Sixteenth
street,, will load on the south side
of Constitution avenue, as at pres
ent, with stops on the west sides
OF Twentieth and Eighteenth streets.
Buses on Routes Al tAnacostia)
and R-9 Constitution avenue) also
will load on the south side of Con-
stltutlon avenue as at present. The
loading places for these buses will
be at the west side of Nineteenth
street and the east side of Seven
teenth.
LIS Route Changed.
Buses on Route LIS Connecticut
avenue) will be changed from their
present route east on Constitution
avenue and will operate west on Con-
stitution avenue from Seventeenth
street, with loading stops on the
north side of Constitution avenue.
at the east sides of Nineteenth and
TWenty-f1rst streets. the company
explained. From Twenty first street,
the L-5's will continue west on Con-
Stltutlon avenue to Twenty-third
street, north on Twenty-third to
Washington Circle. thence north on
New Hampshire avenue to Twenty
second street on the regular route.
The LIS buses will also have ad-
ditional stops along the line, with
one located on the west side of Sew
enteenth street, between C and D
streets and another just north of
Constitution avenue.
Special Trips Slated.
For those who work in the In
terror Department and the Federal
Economic Administration, Nhe LIS
line will operate four trips each aft
ernoon from Eighteenth and E
streets NV, using the old route
by way of E and Twenty-second
streets to Connecticut avenue.
Other trips will be operated as in
the past from Twenty-first and D
streets NV, by way of twenty
flrst, c and Twenty-third streets for
those working at the new War De-
partment building.
Route R-4 buses, westbound to
the dormitories in West Potomac
Park, will load passengers on the
north side of Constitution avenue
at the east side of Twentieth and
east side OF Twenty-second streets.
Nj Massachusetts avenue, and
d. (Glover Park buses will con-
tlnue to use their present routes
Loading on the north side of Con-
stitution avenue at the east sides
OF Nineteenth and Twenty-f1rst
streets. During the morning rush
nours, buses of all lines will con-
tlnue unloading as at present. The
L-5, NJ, P-l, R-4 and ST. Use
the south side Of Constitution ave-
nue. and Routes Al and R-4 the
north side. ~
Nonstops Announced.
In It's order on the LIS line. the
PUG stated: '0
During the morning rush period
passengers will not be permitted to
aiight from southbound buses north
OF IWenty-third and G streets, ex-
cept at NJ street, nor will thev be
permitted to board them between
twenty third and P-streets and
lwenty-third and G streets. except
at M street.
During the afternoon rush me-
ROD passengers will not be per
mltted to alight from northbound
buses south of Twenty-second and
r streets, except at M street, nor
Will they be permitted to board be-
tween Twenty-second and G streets
or Twenty-third and G streets and
Twenty y-second and P streets ey-,