Washington, DC – The District has reopened New Hampshire Avenue Bridge in northeast DC in both directions. Two lanes will be available outbound (north) and one inbound (south) beginning at 3pm and in time for the Tuesday afternoon rush hour.  New Hampshire Avenue has been reopened as well between North Capitol and Eastern Avenue. 

Emergency crews performing work related to the Metro accident will continue to use a portion on the east side of the bridge for staging of necessary vehicles and equipment.  Motorists are asked to please respect the workers and crews and to not rubber-neck or stop along the bridge to try and view the accident scene during their commutes through this area.

Metro has announced the following shuttle bus options in response to the track closures on the red line.  "Free Metrobus shuttles will be available to take customers around the incident between the Silver Spring, Fort Totten, Brookland-CUA, Rhode Island Avenue-Brentwood and Georgia Avenue-Petworth Metrorail stations. People can expect long waits for buses as a full Metrorail train often carries 100 people or more per car and a bus can only hold about 50 people at a time." 

There may be some impact to traffic in the area due to the addition of the shuttle buses and travelers should anticipate additional travel time in their schedules.

Maryland State Highway Administration has also asked that with the extra bus volumes at the Silver Spring Metro Station motorists try and avoid using Wayne Avenue between Georgia Avenue and Colesville Road to reduce unnecessary vehicle conflicts.

All other roadways have been reopened except for Nicholson Street which remains closed at this time.

Additional information on Metro schedules can be found at www.metroopensdoors.com.