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In 2008, a study was released along the 16th Street corridor to improve the line by both WMATA and the
District Department of Transportation. The corridor averages a weekday ridership of 16,000 making it the third most heavily used line in the Metrobus system, Parts of the proposal were to create a
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MetroExtra uses the same fleet as
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since 1983. However, it didn't become a MetroExtra route until 2012 (along with route 16F). When route 16X discontinued in 2018, route 16Y became the only MetroExtra to operate in
Virginia.
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new route S3 which would be shortened routes S1, S2, and S4, and create a limited stop route S9. These 2 routes would then become the most popular MetroExtra routes.
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These routes have existed in the past but were discontinued. However, most local service along these routes remained.
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