On-site bus route testing will begin later this month, and bus service to new shelters will start in early June, according to the city. Contractor Fort Myer Construction Corporation was supposed to have finished the project last spring.
“There is no date for a ribbon cutting yet, but we are making progress,” Camila Olivares, a communications associate with the city’s Department of Transportation & Environmental Services, told ALXnow. “Staff is increasingly confident the project will be substantially complete this summer.”
Olivares said that the city will provide additional updates on the project this week.
Waiting for the bus at redirected loops at the ongoing King Street-Old Town Metro Access Improvements project. (Staff photo by James Cullum)
The ongoing King Street-Old Town Metro Access Improvements project. (Staff photo by James Cullum)
The King Street-Old Town Metro Access Improvements project. (Staff photo by James Cullum)
Completion is long overdue for the King Street-Old Town Metro Access Improvements project. (Staff photo by James Cullum)
The King Street-Old Town Metro Access Improvements project. (Staff photo by James Cullum)
The King Street-Old Town Metro Access Improvements project. (Staff photo by James Cullum)
A rendering of the completed King Street-Old Town Metro Access Improvements project. (Image courtesy of the City of Alexandria)
Reporter James Cullum has spent nearly 20 years covering Northern Virginia. He began working with ALXnow in 2020, and has covered every story under the sun for the publication, from investigative stories to features and photo galleries. His work includes coverage of national and international situations, as well as from the White House, Capitol, Pentagon, Supreme Court and State Department. He's covered protests and riots throughout the U.S. (including the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol), in addition to earthquake-ridden Haiti, Western Sahara in North Africa and war-torn South Sudan. He has photographed presidents and other world leaders, celebrities and famous musicians, and excels under pressure.
