It’s almost the end of another work week, which means that not only is it time to start planning what you’ll be spending your hard-earned days off doing, but also how long it’ll take you to get around if you need to use Metro.

In case you missed it: Metro’s moving forward. Of course, there’s still track maintenance to take care of. This weekend, WMATA will be performing work on four of its rail system’s five lines, leading to plenty of single-tracking.

UPDATE: Everything is all clear now, and 7th Street is back open to traffic and pedestrians.

To add to the weekend’s transit woes, the IMF/World Bank’s annual spring meetings begin today. And you know what that means — street closures and parking restrictions!

Earlier this morning, we filled you in regarding the road closures near the Capitol during this evening’s State of the Union, but noted that Metro had yet to announce the details on bus detours for the routes that wind around the area. The transit agency released those updates late this morning — check the PDF below for specific detours on the 32, 34, 36 and 96 routes.

As usual, the U.S. Capitol Police will close most of the streets near the Capitol this evening for the State of the Union address. Unless you’re an “authorized pedestrian,” you won’t be able to access Capitol Square starting at 6 p.m., while the following roads will be closed between 7:00 p.m. and the conclusion of the speech.

Photo by cstein96You may have noticed a lot more pink around town this morning, thanks to the Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure, which is taking place downtown. Several roads in the center of the city have closed to allow race participants to do their thing — including 3rd, 4th and 7th Streets and Independence Avenue, all of which will be shut off to all traffic until at least 4 p.m. this afternoon….

Photo by d’namur.This weekend’s glorious weather means it’ll be another busy couple of days for outdoor activities like graduation ceremonies, races, street festivals and so on. So it should come as no surprise that WMATA will have to detour some bus routes to make way for such springtime festivities. If you’re taking the bus to your activity of choice, take note — the following detours are in place for various spans tomorrow, May 16: Route…

DCist heard from frustrated D2 Metrobus riders over the weekend, via both Twitter and email, who complained they hadn’t been made aware that the route was still not really running normally since last week’s double-blizzard. The last WMATA had announced, the D1 was one of the remaining bus routes still not up and running, but they didn’t say anything about the D2. So what gives? WMATA’s bus service press releases haven’t been as thorough…

View Road Closures for State of the Union in a larger map The U.S. Capitol Police will shutting down most streets around the Capitol tonight as the start of the president’s State of the Union address draws near. The Capitol Square will be restricted to authorized pedestrians only beginning at 6 p.m., and the following streets will be closed beginning at 7:30 p.m. until the speech is over. *D Street between 2nd Street NE &…