Top Deck of Herndon-Monroe Park-and-Ride Garage Reopens March 29

The top deck of the Herndon-Monroe Parking Garage, 12530 Sunrise Valley Drive, Herndon, will reopen on Saturday, March 29. The top deck was closed for the winter snow season as a precautionary measure to minimize deterioration to the surface from the use of snow-clearing equipment and ice-melting chemicals.

Areas throughout the 1,600-parking-space garage will continue to be blocked off awaiting the structural repair and maintenance project slated to begin in the summer with an anticipated completion late this year. The repairs will include cleaning, sealing and waterproofing at all levels, improvements to drainage patterns and other structural enhancements. During the repair work, the garage will remain open and sections will be closed as necessary.

REMINDER: OVERNIGHT PARKING IS PROHIBITED in the garage. Vehicles Parked overnight will be towed at the owner's expense.

Alternatives to parking in the Herndon-Monroe Park-and-Ride Garage include:

• Reston South Park and Ride, 2531 Reston Parkway (across from Fox Mill Road) with 412 free parking spaces. Served by Fairfax Connector Routes 553, 557 and 585. Each of these routes travels to West Falls Church Metro; Route 585 is express (limited stops).
  
  
• Reston North Park and Ride, 11300 Sunset Hills Road (at the intersection of Wiehle Avenue) with 368 free parking spaces. Served by Fairfax Connector Routes 505 and 952. Route 505 travels to West Falls Church Metro and Route 952 is a reverse-commute route that travels from West Falls Church Metro in the morning.
  
  
• Reston East Park and Ride, 1860 Wiehle Avenue (just north of the Dulles Toll Road) with 820 free parking spaces and a Connector Store. This lot fills up quickly each weekday morning. Served by Fairfax Connector Routes 505, 551, 552, 554 and 557, which are all express to West Falls Church Metro. Also served by Routes 595 (express to Pentagon) and 597 (express to Crystal City). RIBS 1, RIBS 2 and RIBS 3 also serve Reston East and circulate around Reston.
  
  
• Join a carpool or vanpool. Fairfax County's RideSources program offers free ride matching; call 703-324-1111, TTY 703-324-1102. NuRide is a free online carpool-matching service for temporary ride-sharing arrangements at www.nuride.com.
  
  
• Bike and ride. Ride your bike to a bus stop, lift your bike into the bicycle rack on the front of the bus, and take the bus wherever you need to go. More information is available at www.fairfaxconnector.com or 703-339-7200, TTY 703-339-1608.
  
  
• Kiss and ride. Get dropped off and picked up at Herndon-Monroe's Kiss-and-Ride area.
  
  

Locations of other Park & Rides with Express Bus Service to West Falls Church Metro Station