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Service Alerts ART Route 72 - Detour: From 8:30 AM until 5:00 PM, ART Route 72 will detour - Stops at Henderson Rd @ N Thomas St (both directions), N George Mason Dr @ Henderson Rd (both directions), N George Mason Dr @ N Pershing Dr (both directions) and N George Mason Dr @ Arlington Blvd (both directions) will not be served 8/21/2025 and 8/22/2025 due to road work. View all ART Alerts

Service Alerts Columbia 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 Alerts Military 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 72 Rock Spring - Ballston - Shirlington

ART 72 connects North Arlington, Ballston and Shirlington via George Mason Drive. The new route, along with Metrobus 22A/C, brings more frequent weekday service between Ballston and Shirlington. Service operates every 20 minutes during rush hours and every 30 minutes the rest of the day.

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ART 72 route map and schedule, Effective July 06, 2025 (PDF, 328 KB, Adobe Acrobat Reader required)

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ART 72 does not operate on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Indigenous Peoples' Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.

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