Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which falls on the third Monday of January each year, marks the birth of one of America’s most famous civil rights leaders.
This year, the holiday lands on the 15th — King’s actual birthday.
As with all holidays that fall during the week, some closings and service disruptions can be expected.
Stores and business
The is not delivering mail on Monday, Jan. 15, and neither will UPS. Postal Service locations are closed. , although you may want to check your local store’s website to confirm. , but some services are under modified conditions.
Expect most banks to be closed on Monday, but you can always contact your local branch or check online to be sure.
Most supermarket and department store chains are open during their regular hours, including Whole Foods, ALDI, Costco, Target, Trader Joe’s, Safeway, Harris Teeter, Publix and Giant.
CVS and Walgreens are open. Smaller pharmacies, including those inside supermarkets, might have reduced hours or be closed despite the rest of the store being open — call ahead to be sure.
Public transit
will run on a Saturday holiday schedule with modified service on Blue, Orange and Silver lines. Metrobus will operate with Saturday supplemental service.
weekend from Friday, Jan. 12, to Monday, Jan. 15, to do some construction on the Orange, Blue and Silver lines.
Buses will replace the out-of-service train lines in the affected areas. Metro advises riders traveling through the affected area to expect serious delays and recommends allowing at least 30 minutes of additional travel time.
commuter trains operate on an R schedule across all three lines Monday. There is no service on MTA local buses except for Route 201, which will run on a weekend/holiday schedule.
will not have service on Monday.
There are also some street closures in place in D.C. on Monday for the MLK Parade.
DC
MLK Day is a federal holiday so and most of the city’s public workers have the day off. All locations and most employment offices will be closed for the day, although residents in need of vehicle or unemployment services are encouraged to use online options.
And since the holiday is on a Monday, all DMV services are also unavailable on Saturday, Jan. 13.
The will run a normal schedule on all routes.
A Library location will be open in each ward with modified hours; see which branches are open by visiting the .
normally scheduled for Monday will slide to Tuesday.
D.C. does not require to be paid on District holidays, but tickets for safety violations will continue.
MARYLAND
Montgomery Co.
, county and are all closed on Monday. are closed both Sunday, Jan. 14, and Monday, Jan. 15, to observe the holiday.
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation’s will run on modified schedules, depending on the route. bus services and the will both operate on a modified holiday schedule.
On-street or facilities are free.
collections are postponed on Monday. is closed on Monday, Jan. 15, as well.
Prince George’s Co.
will close on Monday. Curbside trash collection will be suspended on Monday and will resume on Tuesday, except for curbside composting and yard trim collections which will have normal pickup on Monday.
will be closed to observe the holiday and all will be closed on Sunday and Monday.
TheBus will operate on a regular schedule on Monday except for Route 51x service to the Equestrian Center/Courthouse. Regular operations of Route 51x will continue as normal on Tuesday.
Additionally, the County’s Call-A-Bus and PGC Link services will not operate on Monday.
Anne Arundel Co.
are closed and so are .
All county are also closed.
Curbside collection will not be affected by the holiday, but landfill and recycling drop-off centers are closed.
Some Anne Arundel County Transit routes are running on a Sunday Schedule; find route-specific schedules on the website.
Charles Co.
are closed and are also out. The county’s will be closed Monday as well.
The county’s buses will have limited service on Monday. Refer to each route’s schedules for specifics on the holiday limitations.
VIRGINIA
Alexandria
are closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
and offices are closed on Monday as well as
Alexandria’s fare-free will run on a Saturday service schedule and the will run on a regular weekday schedule.
Arlington Co.
County are closed on Monday and parking meters will not be enforced. are also closed.
are closed.
Students will have a day off because are closed as well.
Prince William Co.
All government offices, including courts and libraries, will be closed Monday.
County will be closed on Monday
Prince William will be closed Saturday, Sunday and Monday to observe the holiday.
The Prince William County will be open on Monday and should continue as normal. The Prince William County Landfill and Balls Ford Road Compost Facility will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Loudoun Co.
County , courts and libraries are closed. will be closed to observe the holiday.
Loudoun County transit and commuter services will operate a significantly on Monday. for local fixed-route bus services.
will be closed on Monday for the holiday.
Fairfax Co.
Government offices, public libraries and local courts in both and the are closed on Monday. Public schools have Monday off as a .
The will operate on a holiday weekday schedule.
¹ó²¹¾±°ù´Ú²¹³æ’sÌý will run on a modified weekday schedule with service reduced to one bus on each route.
will not be affected on Monday.
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