WASHINGTON 鈥� New Year’s Day falls on a Tuesday, so government-run locations and transportation systems may not be open, or may be working on a different schedule.
See the list below to save some time this New Year’s Day.
Travel and transit
- D.C. Department of Public Works will not enforce meter and residential parking limits. The does not require meter fees be paid on New Year’s Day.
- will run between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. on a Sunday schedule. Bus service will also operate on a Sunday schedule. Off-peak fares are in effect, and parking is free for the at all Metro facilities.
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- The Bus, in Prince George鈥檚 County, is not running.
- ART buses 41, 42, 43, 45, 51, 55 and 87 will run on Sunday schedules. All other lines will not run.
- Select Fairfax Connector routes will operate on a Sunday schedule. See the full list of operating routes .
- D.C., Maryland and Virginia departments of motor vehicles are closed.
Trash pickup
- D.C.: scheduled for Tuesday will happen on Wednesday.聽Trash and recycling collections will 鈥渟lide鈥� to the next day for the remainder of both weeks. This applies to both once-a-week and twice-a-week collection neighborhoods.
- Virginia:聽Arlington County trash collection is delayed by one day. Fairfax County trash collection is on a regular schedule.
- Maryland: To find out when your trash will be picked up in Montgomery County, click for a chart. To find out when your trash will be picked up in Prince George’s County, click . In Anne Arundel County, Monday collection that normally occurs on Tuesday will instead take place Wednesday. In Howard County, trash pickup will occur one day later than normally scheduled.
Other closings
- Post offices are closed.
- All area schools are closed.
- Public libraries are closed.
- Except for the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian museums are open 鈥� and barring an unlikely eleventh hour deal, Jan. 1 will be the last chance to see them before they shutter due to the ongoing government shutdown.
- Most banks are closed. Contact your bank branch for more details.
