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Additional Bethesda Campus Access Guidance for December 24 and December 26

​​With the Presidential Action closing Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on December 24 and December 26, those days have now been added to the Campus Access Schedule for the Bethesda Main Campus.

On Christmas Eve, Wednesday, December 24, Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25 and the day after Christmas, Friday, December 26, 2025, and New Year's Day, Thursday, January 1, 2026, the following is the schedule for NIH Bethesda Main campus access on these holidays.

West Drive at Cedar Lane: 6 am to 10 pm

  • Patient and Patient Visitors Only
  • Inbound Traffic Only

South Drive (Metro) at Rockville Pike: Open 24 hours

  • Inbound and Outbound Traffic
  • Open to Employee Vehicles Only
  • Pedestrian Turnstiles Open for Employees

Lincoln Drive at Old Georgetown Road: 6am - 4pm

  • Inbound and Outbound Traffic
  • Open to Employee Vehicles Only
  • Pedestrian Portal Open for Employees

Commercial Vehicle Inspection Facility (CVIF): Open 24 Hours

  • All Commercial Vehicles should enter the CVIF via Rockville Pike north of Wilson Drive
  • On weekends and holidays, all visitors in vehicles and as pedestrians should enter campus through the CVIF

Gateway Vehicle Inspection Station - Building 66A: CLOSED

  • All visitor vehicles should enter the campus through the Commercial Vehicle Inspection Facility on Rockville Pike

Gateway Center for Pedestrians - Building 66: CLOSED

  • After 10pm on Tuesday, December 23 until 6am on Monday, December 29 and again on Wednesday, December 31 after 10pm until 6am on Friday, January 2, all pedestrian visitors should enter the campus via the Commercial Vehicle Inspection Facility

For normal hours of operations for all entrances and exits, please visit our employee access map.

All other vehicle and pedestrian entrances will be closed, except those pedestrian portals not associated with a vehicular entrance. These stand-alone pedestrian portals will be open 24 hours for employee use. Access to NIH buildings will follow a weekend schedule.

The Children's Inn/Family Lodge shuttle will operate on a holiday schedule from 7am until 5pm with stops between the Metro and the Building 10 North entrance every 30 minutes.

For questions regarding this message, please contact the ORS Information Line at orsinfo@mail.nih.gov or 301-594-6677. TTY is available at 301-435-1908.



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