During winter weather events, DASH may need to adjust its regular routes to avoid certain roads and ensure passenger safety. Please reference the detour information on this page to find your route when detours are in effect.
DASH Winter Detour Brochure & Map (PDF)
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Detour info by route
AT1
West End
Buses will remain on Van Dorn Street between Edsall Road and Stevenson Avenue, bypassing stops on the following streets:
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Edsall Road
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Yoakum Parkway
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Stevenson Avenue
Passengers may board AT1 buses at any bus stop on Van Dorn Street between Edsall Road and Stevenson Avenue.
Beauregard Corridor
Buses will remain on Beauregard Street, bypassing stops on the following streets:
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Quantrell Avenue
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N. Armistead Street
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Reading Avenue
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Rayburn Avenue
AT2 buses will continue to serve stops on Quantrell Ave. Passengers may board AT1 buses at any stop on Beauregard between Quantrell and Rayburn.
AT2
Beauregard Corridor
Buses will remain on Beauregard Street, bypassing stops on the following streets:
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N. Armistead Street
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Reading Avenue
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Rayburn Avenue
Passengers may board AT2 (Eastbound only) buses on Quantrell Avenue or at any stop on Beauregard between Quantrell and Rayburn Avenue
AT2X - Buses will run on their regular routes
Note: When the federal government opens late or closes early, DASH will attempt to operate additional trips on the AT2X, AT3, and AT4 routes. If extra service is being provided, an alert will be posted on dashbus.com.
AT3
South Old Town Area
Buses will remain on regular route between Pentagon Metro and Braddock Road Metro.
Note: When the federal government opens late or closes early, DASH will attempt to operate additional trips on the AT2X, AT3, and AT4 routes. If extra service is being provided, an alert will be posted on dashbus.com.
AT4
Parkfairfax Area
Buses will be detoured away from Martha Custis Drive between Preston and Gunston Roads.
Passengers may board AT4 buses on Martha Custis south of Preston, or board AT3 buses at Martha Custis and Gunston.
Buses will also be detoured away from Gunston Road and Valley Drive. Passengers may board AT4 buses at Martha Custis and Valley, or at Chalfonte and Gunston.
Note: When the federal government opens late or closes early, DASH will attempt to operate additional trips on the AT2X, AT3, and AT4 routes. If extra service is being provided, an alert will be posted on dashbus.com.
AT3-4 Loop
Parkfairfax Area
Buses will be detoured away from Martha Custis Drive between Preston and Gunston Roads.
Passengers may board AT3-4 Loop buses on Martha Custis south of Preston.
Buses will also be detoured away from Gunston Road and Valley Drive. Passengers may board AT3-4 Loop buses at Martha Custis and Valley, or at Chalfonte and Gunston.
Old Town Area
All trips will start and end at City Hall, and buses will use King and Washington Streets in Old Town, bypassing stops on the following streets:
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Pendleton Street (east of N. Washington Street)
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Royal Street (south of King Street)
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Fairfax Street (south of King Street)
Passengers may board the AT3-4 Loop at City Hall, at any bus stop on King Street between Royal and S. Washington Streets, or at any stop on N. Washington Street between King and Oronoco Streets.
AT5
Buses will remain on N. Van Dorn Street, bypassing stops on:
Landmark Area
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Ripley Street
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Holmes Run Parkway
Seminary Road Corridor
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Kenmore Avenue
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Seminary Road
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Howard Street
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Braddock Road
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N. Early Street
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Menokin Drive
AT2 buses will continue to serve stops on Seminary Road. Passengers may board AT5 buses at any bus stop on N. Van Dorn Street between Landmark Mall and Menokin Drive.
AT6
Buses will run on their regular routes
AT7
Landmark Area
Buses will use N. Van Dorn Street between Landmark Mall and Holmes Run Parkway, bypassing stops on Ripley Street.
Passengers may board AT7 buses at any bus stop on N. Van Dorn Street between Landmark Mall and Holmes Run Parkway.
AT8
West End
Buses will use N. Van Dorn Street between Edsall Road and Stevenson Avenue, bypassing stops on the following streets:
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Stevenson Avenue
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Whiting Street
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Edsall Road
Passengers may board AT8 buses at any bus stop on Van Dorn Street between Edsall Road and Stevenson Avenue.
AT9
Parkfairfax Area
Buses will bypass stops on Martha Custis Drive between Preston and Gunston Roads.
Passengers may board AT9 buses on Martha Custis south of Preston Road or north of Gunston Road.
AT10
Buses will run on their regular routes.
King Street Trolley
Waterfront Area
During inclement weather, the King Street Trolley will run between King Street Metro and Alexandria City Hall/Market Square, with no service to stops on King Street east of Royal Street.
Due to COVID-19, King St Trolley service is suspended until further notice. For more information, click here.