Commuting woes ahead for the week

April 27, 10:10 PMDC Transportation ExaminerKatherine M. Hill

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Road paving and closures, and sports games, will hinder your commute in some way this week. Get There has more.

If it's the Nationals you're seeing this week, you can easily take public transportation to get there. Metro will run late (and the city is paying for it). If that's not your style, you can park at RFK and take a free shuttle to the stadium.

If it's the Capitals, take Metrorail and use the Chinatown station. The venue is a few blocks by foot. You can also take the Circulator to get to the hockey game.

Unrelated, Metro announced this morning that MetroAccess users will be able to prepay for services by phone or online using EZ-Pay. From the press release:

“With EZ-Pay, customers can travel on MetroAccess without the need to carry cash, tokens or other fare media,” said Christian T. Kent, Assistant General Manager of Access Services. “We still accept those methods of payment, but we hope customers will take advantage of this cashless-fare system that will help speed their trips and allow drivers to keep focused on safety and customer satisfaction.”

In addition to being able to add money to their EZ-Pay account, customers can keep track of the balance on the account and view trips they’ve scheduled and taken. MetroAccess customer service representatives also can provide EZ-Pay account information when customers call to schedule a trip.