Earlier this year, Montgomery County installed more than 200 No Turn on Red signs as part of the Safe Streets Act of 2023, known as MC Bill 11-23. The law required The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) to place these restrictions at designated traffic signals unless a safety risk is identified.
In the last two weeks, an additional 18 No Turn on Red signs have been installed at intersections across the county. Many of the new signs are located within downtown and town center areas where pedestrian activity is high. The latest installations include:
New No Turn on Red Locations
• Randolph and Chapman (Downtown North Bethesda)
• Darnestown Road at Fire Station 32 and Shady Grove Road (Downtown Life Sciences Center)
• Jones Bridge Road and Manor Road, LPI (Chevy Chase Lake Town Center)
• East Randolph Road and Old Columbia Pike, LPI (Downtown White Oak West)
• Nicholson Lane and Woodglen Drive, LPI (Downtown North Bethesda)
• Darnestown Road and Traville Gateway Drive (Downtown Life Sciences Center)
• Falls Road at Potomac Place Shopping Center Driveway and Potomac Promenade Driveway (Potomac Town Center)
• Middlebrook Road and Observation Drive (Foxchapel Town Center)
• Hebrew Home Driveway and Montrose Road (Downtown North Bethesda)
• Sam Eig Highway and Washingtonian Boulevard (Washingtonian Town Center)
• Stedwick Road and Watkins Mill Road, LPI (Montgomery Village Town Center)
• Shady Grove Road and Traville Gateway Drive (Traville and USG Town Center)
• Lockwood Drive and White Oak Shopping Center Driveway (White Oak Town Center)
• Crystal Rock Drive and Wisteria Drive, LPI (Germantown Town Center)
• Centerway Road at Club House Road and Driveway (Montgomery Village Town Center)
• Brookside Drive and Westbard Avenue (Westbard Town Center)
• Cloverleaf Center Drive and Crystal Rock Drive, LPI (Germantown Town Center)
• Westbard Avenue and Zenith Road (Westbard Town Center)
The goal of the Safe Streets Act is to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety by restricting right turns on red at certain intersections. The legislation also included provisions to increase walk times at crosswalks and require infrastructure reviews following incidents in school zones, walksheds, and bus stops. Drivers are prohibited from making right turns at red traffic signals where “No Turn on Red” signs are posted, particularly in designated downtown and town center areas. Violations may result in a $90 fine and one point on the driver’s license, consistent with state regulations.
A map showing all of the no turn on red intersections here: Traffic Signals Safe Streets Act of 2023.
