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Service AlertsFREE ART Shuttles to the County Fair: August 13-17, 2025, ART will be running FREE shuttles to the County fair. Shuttles will run every 10 minutes from the Ballston Mall Parking Garage (627 N Glebe Rd). Schedule of operation will start a half hour before the fair opens to a half hour after it closes. View all ART Alerts

Service AlertsColumbia Pike Multimodal Project, Segment C - Bus Stop Relocation: Due to traffic pattern changes from the Columbia Pike Multimodal Project, beginning today, August 4, 2025, Bus Stop Regional ID 6000263 will return to the southwest corner of Columbia Pike and S Scott. In front of the Wellington Apts. View all ART Alerts

Service AlertsMilitary Rd/Custis Project - ART 56 Impact: Beginning Monday, June 30, 2025, the northbound bus stop at Military Rd/25th Rd N (Stop Id# 6001028) will relocate approximately 120ft. south for approximately four months due to construction activity at the roundabout. Bus service may experience delays. View all ART Alerts

ART Report in Regards to Current Service

January 18, 2019

Arlington Transit bus service has been hurt in recent months by several issues that are causing missed trips. ART’s contractor, National Express, has lost a number of bus operators to other companies in the region, and the resulting operator shortages are contributing to many missed ART trips each day. ART and our contractor also continue to deal with maintenance issues with our aging bus fleet, which is causing a number of buses to be out of service daily.

The County continues to work with our contractor to improve service and ensure each ART route is operating with the number of buses needed each day. The County is also looking at ways to improve how information is shared with our bus riders, so timely service alerts are provided to passengers once it is determined there will be trips missed and when service has returned to normal.

We apologize for these issues and will continue to do all things possible to hold our contractor accountable for providing reliable ART bus service.

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