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D.C. Public Schools will be closed Tuesday, but the D.C. government will reopen on time, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced this evening.

Now that Metro is largely back up and running, Bowser encouraged residents to use public transportation. “Please continue to stay off the roads so we can get curb-to-curb access.”

The system will open as usual at 5 a.m. tomorrow, and trains will arrive about every 12 minutes, with the possible exception of the Silver Line. Tuesday will also bring more bus routes into the mix, as service changes from “lifeline” to “severe,” Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld said earlier today.

City leaders said they were making good progress in their efforts to get the streets clear of snow.

“We are happy to say that today we reached 100 percent passability on all our major arteries,” said Christopher Geldart, the director of the D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency. “Now we’re moving on to our next phase in these operations, which is to take resources and guide them to the areas that have been less treated” thus far.

Meanwhile, the administration is finalizing the paperwork to apply for disaster assistance from FEMA. Bowser said she got a phone call from the White House saying that the president would make sure the application went smoothly.

Although public schools will be closed tomorrow, the administration will once again offer free breakfasts and lunches to students. Today, they served over 500 meals, Bowser said. DCPS is scheduled to reopen on Wednesday.

The city will “attempt” to begin trash pick-up again on Thursday.