Evening star., 1947-05-07
Route, Stop Changes
In D. c. for I Virginia
Bus Lines Ordered

Route and stop changes for two
Virginia bus lines serving the Dis
trict will take effect Saturday under
orders issued yesterday by the Dis
trict Public Utilities Commission to
improve trafIic conditions, following
abandonment last month OF Cap
ital Transit Co.'S service to the
Pentagon Building.
One order establishes slightly diff
ferent routes for the Washington,
Virginia 81 Maryland (Arnold) lines,
whose terminal Is on the west side
OF Ninth street, 2l0 feet north of
Constitution avenue.
Arnold buses coming into the Dis
trict over Highway Bridge will fol-
low Fourteenth street to e street
NV, move east on e street and
Pennsylvania avenue to Ninth street
NV, and follow Ninth street south
to the new terminal.
Two Stops Eliminated.
Outbound, the Arnold buses will
proceed from the Ninth street ter
minal south on Ninth street to Con-
stitutt19E avenue, west on Constitu-
ton Axeii1e 10 Twelfth street, south
on TNstfth street 10 Madison drive,
vests Madison drive to -Four
teenth 4treet and Highway Bridge.
Arnold buses entering the District
over Memorial Bridge will follow
Twenty third street to Constitution
avenue, 60 east on Constitution ave-
nue. to Fourteenth street, north on
Fourteenth street to E street and
east on E street and Pennsylvania
avenue to the Ninth street terminal.
Going out, these buses will go
from the Ninth street terminal south
to Constitution avenue, west on
Constitution avenue to Twenty
third street. south on Twenty-third
street to Lincoln Memorial Circle
and over the bridge.
Former Arnold bus stops on
Twelfth street south Of Pennsyl-
varia avenue and on Constitution
avenue NV. west Of Ninth street
will be eliminated. However, a stor
will be placed on the south side o1
Pennsylvania avenue NV, east oi
Tenth street.
New A. B. & w. Terminal.
Another order will establish ar
additional terminal for Alexandria
Bancroft & washington Transit Co
buses on the west side of Twelfth
street NV, 242 feet south Of Penn.
sylvania avenue.
From thesnew terminal, A. B d w
buses will follow new alternate
routes over Highway Bridge. Com
ing In, they will follow Fourteenth
street north to e street NV. move
east on e street and Pennsylvania
avenue to Twelfth street N. W., south
on Twelfth street to the new ter
minal.
Going out, from the new terminal,
they will 60 south on Twelfth street
to Constitution avenue and thence
over the regular outbound Highway
Bridge route.
Three stops will be added. They
will be on the east side Of Fourteenth
street S.W., south of Adams drive;
on the east side OF Fourteenth street
NV, 80 feet south Of the Labor
Department underground parking
garage, and on the south side OF E
street NV. east Of Thirteen and
One-half street.
Capital Transit Hearing Put Off.
The Public Utilities Commission
postponed from May 13 until June
3 q hearing on the Capital Transit
Co. request for permission to sub
stit1te buses for streetcars on the
Rosslyn- Benning line east Of Fiji
teenth street NV.
The delay was requested by transit
company officials to give them time
TO prepare additional testimony.
The PUG on March S ruled against
proposed change but on April Is
agreed to re-open the case.