Service cuts and fare hikes for the next fiscal year are not off the table, but Metro officials are expecting they’ll be less severe.

Metro recommends adding 30 minutes to your expected travel time.

Overnight bus service is set to start Dec. 17, which will be especially helpful for those with late-night and early morning shifts.

Any drivers blocking a bus stop will be fined $100 starting this month. Enforcement for bus-only lanes starts next year.

Metro is planning on changing bus route names for the first time in 50 years. The new naming system would be part of a larger initiative by Metro to redesign its network.

Officials say the new signage will help riders more easily navigate the region. Metro also announced several Red Line stations will close for repairs over the winter holidays.

Metro will be boosting service during peak hours on weekdays.

The transit agency began adding the 55-inch gates to several stations this summer. It is now planning to install them across the whole system.

Metro has installed 55-inch tall polycarbonate doors at Fort Totten faregates, and will be installing them at nine other stations by early fall.

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