Road Closures
Throughout the weekend, road closures related to the Freedom 250 Grand Prix will have significant impacts for faculty, staff, students and their families. Please review the following information closely and make a plan for any days you must be on campus or travel in and around the DC area between Thursday, Aug. 20, and Sunday, Aug. 23.
GUTS Route Updates
From Thursday, Aug. 20, through Sunday, Aug. 23, only the following Georgetown University Transportation Shuttle (GUTS) routes will be available:
Due to road closures in and around downtown DC, the Dupont Circle, Capitol Campus, Gallery Place, Union Station and 55 H Street shuttle routes will not operate Thursday, Aug. 20, through Sunday, Aug. 23. To help alleviate the expected increased demand of the Rosslyn and Arlington routes, the shuttles will run at increased frequency. Additionally, community members can take advantage of our temporary shuttle to and from the Tenleytown-AU Metro Station; shuttles will run from this stop every twenty minutes. More information on schedules and routes throughout the weekend will be posted to the Office of Transportation Management’s website.
Georgetown community members can also view GUTS shuttle real-time location information on the web, or through the BusWhere for Shuttles app, using access code “GEORGETOWN” upon download (available via the Apple Store or Google Play Store).
Finally, we encourage community members to sign up for notifications from AlertDC to be informed about additional traffic advisories as they become available.
Traveling Between Campuses
To travel from the Capitol to Hilltop Campus, we recommend either:
- Boarding the Red line at Union Station and transferring to the Blue, Orange, or Silver lines at Metro Center before proceeding to Rosslyn, where you will be able to board a GUTS bus directly to the bus turnaround on the Hilltop campus, or
- Boarding the Red line at Union Station and riding to the Tenleytown-AU stop. Then, board the GUTS bus picking up in front of the station (Georgetown signage will be displayed at the stop), which will take you to the bus turnaround on the Hilltop Campus.
To travel from the Hilltop to Capitol Campus, we recommend either:
- Boarding the Rosslyn GUTS bus at the bus turnaround on campus, taking the Blue, Orange or Silver line from Rosslyn to the Metro Center, transferring to the Red line and riding to Union Station, or
- Boarding the Tenleytown GUTS bus at the bus turnaround and riding the Red line from Tenleytown to Union Station.
Reaching Georgetown’s Campuses from the Airport
For those traveling from the airport to the Hilltop Campus, please follow these directions:
- Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD): Take the Silver Metrorail line in the direction of Stadium Armory, New Carrollton or Downtown Largo. Get off the train at the Rosslyn Metro Station. Take GUTS from Rosslyn to campus.
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA): Take the Blue Metrorail line in the direction of Downtown Largo. Get off the train at Rosslyn Metro Station. Take GUTS from Rosslyn to campus.
For those traveling from the airport to the Capitol Campus, please follow these directions:
- Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD): Take the Silver Metrorail line in the direction of Stadium Armory, New Carrollton or Downtown Largo. Get off the train at the Metro Center station. Transfer to the Red Metrorail line in the direction of Glenmont, and proceed to the Union Station Metro Station. From there, it is an approximately ten-minute walk to Georgetown’s Capitol Campus.
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA):
- Take the Blue Metrorail line in the direction of Downtown Largo. Get off the train at the Metro Center Metro Station. Transfer to the Red Metrorail line in the direction of Glenmont, and proceed to either Judiciary Square or the Union Station Metro Station. From either station, it is an approximately ten-minute walk to Georgetown’s Capitol Campus.
- Take the Yellow Metrorail line in the direction of Mt. Vernon Square or Greenbelt. Get off the train at the Gallery Place Metro Station. Transfer to the Red Metrorail line in the direction of Glenmont, and proceed to either Judiciary Square or the Union Station Metro Station. From either station, it is an approximately ten-minute walk to Georgetown’s Capitol Campus.
Parking at the Capitol Campus
The garages at McDonough Hall, Gewirz Residence Hall and 500 1st St. NW will be inaccessible Thursday, Aug. 20, through Sunday, Aug. 23, due to road closures. Registered campus parkers will be redirected to the 111 Mass Ave. Garage, where valet parking will be used to help accommodate the redirected vehicles. If you are a faculty or staff campus parker who does not need to be on campus during this time period, please consult with your supervisor to discuss teleworking on these days, if possible.
We recognize the challenges these updates pose to our community in commuting to, from and between campuses. Please allow for extra travel time throughout move-in weekend, and thank you for your patience and understanding.