(Washington, DC) – The District of Columbia government offices will be closed on Christmas Day (Monday, December 25, 2017) and New Year’s Day (Monday, January 1, 2018). Below is information regarding critical, on-going District operations for these days:
The DC Department of Public Works (DPW) will suspend sanitation services on both days, resuming Tuesday, December 26 and Tuesday, January 2.
- Trash and recycling collections in once-a-week collection neighborhoods will “slide” to the next day for the remainder of the week.
- In twice-a-week collection neighborhoods, Monday’s and Thursday’s collections will slide to Tuesday and Friday. Tuesday’s and Friday’s collections will slide to Wednesday and Saturday.
- The Fort Totten and Benning Road transfer stations will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, reopening the following day.
- There will be no parking enforcement on Christmas Day (December 25). There will be Streetcar parking enforcement on New Year’s Eve (December 31) between the hours of 8 am and 2 am, and on New Year’s Day (January 1) between the hours of 9 am and 10 pm Other than these special holiday hours, normal enforcement citywide will be in place.
Earlier this week, DPW released an updated leaf collection schedule, and the agency will continue to provide a new ward-by-ward update next Wednesday and each Wednesday for the remainder of leaf collection season (until January 12). Residents can stay up-to-date on the leaf collection schedule and view neighborhood maps at twitter.com/DCDPW.
All DC Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) locations will be closed:
- Saturday, December 23
- Monday, December 25
- Saturday, December 30
- Monday, December 1
Customers visiting a DMV Service Center on other days are encouraged to plan ahead and “Know Before You Go” for services requiring an in-person visit, as customer volume is high before and after a holiday closing. To check customer volume at a specific center, residents can check the service center’s webcams which are refreshed every 60 seconds during normal business hours at dmv.dc.gov. Additionally, DC DMV has more than 55 online services at dmv.dc.gov that enable customers to skip the in-person trip.
The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will suspend work in the District from Friday, December 22, 2017 at 12 pm through Monday, December 25, 2017 and from Friday, December 29, 2017 at 12 pm through Monday, January 1, 2018. Lane closures will not be allowed for non-emergency work in the roadways and sidewalks within the District’s Right-of-Way. This includes manhole access and construction related deliveries. Approved activities will resume beginning Tuesday, December 26, 2017, during permitted work hours. There will be no meter enforcement New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day.
- DC Circulator
- There will be no DC Circulator service on Christmas Day, Monday, December 25, 2017.
- For New Year’s Eve, Sunday, December 31, 2017, the Circulator will offer special weekend service on three routes to better serve revelers and workers.
- The Dupont Circle – Georgetown – Rosslyn and the Georgetown – McPherson Square portion of the Georgetown – Union Station routes will run extended service until 2 am.
- The Adams Morgan route (Woodley Park – Adams Morgan – McPherson Square) will run extended service until 2 am.
- DC Streetcar
- There will be no DC Streetcar service on Christmas Day, Monday, December 25, 2017.
- For New Year’s Eve, Sunday, December 31, 2017, the DC Streetcar will offer extended hours from 8 am to 2 am.
- On New Year’s Day, Monday, January 1, 2018, the DC Streetcar will run on a shortened service from 8 am to 10 pm.
- DDOT will not apply reversible lane operations on Monday, December 25 with normal operations resuming Tuesday, December 26.
- Parking enforcement will also be suspended Monday, December 25, with normal operations resuming Tuesday, December 26.
- Streetcar parking enforcement is daily, including weekends and holidays along H Street and Benning Road NE, between 3rd Street and Oklahoma Avenue, NE. On Sundays and holidays, streetcar parking enforcement is between 8 am and 11 pm (Enforcement occurs Monday through Thursday from 6 am to midnight, and on Fridays and 6 am and 2 am Friday and Saturday.)
- Normal enforcement citywide of other parking violations resumes December 26.
All DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) facilities will be closed on Sunday, December 24, Monday, December 25, Sunday, December 31, and Monday, January 1.
- The permits office will be closed on these dates.
- All grass fields are closed for the season.
- Parks, playgrounds and synthetic fields will be open for general use, however, gated locations will remain locked.
- Previously permitted events on unlocked synthetic fields can take place as scheduled.
All DC Public Library locations will be closed on:
- Sunday, December 24, 2017
- Monday, December 25, 2017
- Monday, January 1, 2018
Residents needing Department of Human Services assistance can dial the Shelter Hotline at (202) 399-7093 or 311 for questions or to arrange transportation.
- Low-Barrier shelters for individuals operate year-round and will be open all day on Monday, December 25, 2017 and Monday, January 1, 2018.
- Men
- New York Avenue Shelter at 1355-57 New York Avenue, NE
- East Shelter at 801 Making Life Better Lane, SE
- Adams Place Shelter 2210 Adams Place, NE
- Community for Creative Non Violence (CCNV) 425 Second Street, NW, Drop In Center
- Women
- Nativity Shelter at 6010 Georgia Avenue, NW
- Harriet Tubman, DC General Building at 27 1900 Massachusetts Avenue, SE
- Patricia Handy Place for Women at 810 5th Street, NW
- mhtr423CCNV 425 Second Street, NW-2 South
- Men
- Seasonal Shelters are open daily from 9 pm to 7 am November, 2017 through March, 2018.
- Women
- King Greenleaf Recreation Center, 201 N Street, SW
- Co-Ed
- Emery Recreation Center, 5801 Georgia Avenue, NW
- Women
- Hypothermia Shelters are open from 7 pm to 7 am anytime a Hypothermia Alert is called, except in recreation centers, where, due to previously scheduled programming, the shelter opens at 9 pm
- Men
- Sacred Heart Church at 16th Street and Park Road, NW
- Community for Creative Non-Violence (CCNV) at 425 Second Street, NW
- Salvation Army at 3335 Sherman Ave NW
- Banneker Recreation Center at 2500 Georgia Avenue, NW
- Kennedy Recreation Center at 1401 7th Street NW
- Women
- New Covenant Baptist at 1301 W Street, SE
- Nativity Shelter at 6010 Georgia Avenue, NW
- Sherwood Recreation Center at 640 10th St, NE
- Community for Creative Non-Violence (CCNV) at 425 2nd Street, NW
- Community of Christ at 3526 Massachusetts Ave, NW
- Men
Families seeking emergency shelter can call the DC Shelter Hotline at (202) 399-7093 or 311 at any time day or night. When the DC Government is open, families may also visit the Virginia Williams Family Resource Center at 920 Rhode Island Avenue, NE, Monday - Thursday between 8 am and 4:30 pm and Friday between 8 am and 12:30 pm.