Fairfax County Department of Transportation
12055 Government Center Parkway, Suite 1034
Fairfax, VA 22035-5511
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot
Contact: Beth Francis, Marketing Chief
703-324-1153, TTY 703-324-1102 (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., M-F)
703-324-NEWS (6397) (non-business hours)
FCDOTinfo@fairfaxcounty.gov
Dec. 4, 2007
FCDOT 08/004

Herndon-Monroe Park-and-Ride Garage Top Floor to Close Temporarily Beginning Dec. 15

The top floor of the Herndon-Monroe Park-and-Ride Garage will be closed temporarily beginning Dec. 15 for structural repair and routine maintenance. The parking garage is located at 12530 Sunrise Valley Drive, Herndon. Sections of the top floor are expected to begin reopening in mid- to late-March 2008.

The temporary closure of the entire top level is to ensure the safety of parking garage users while the repairs are made. An estimated 350 spaces of the garage's approximately 1,600 parking spaces will be temporarily unavailable. Overnight parking is prohibited in the garage and vehicles parked overnight will be towed at the owner's expense.

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

• 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.

Information on parking and transportation alternatives also is available at the Fairfax Connector Web site www.fairfaxconnector.com or by calling 703-339-7200, TTY 703-339-1608.

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