Gaithersburg

The City of Gaithersburg Public Works Department has been evaluating the possible installation of a pedestrian bridge over Great Seneca Highway (MD 119) between mile point 2.10 and 2.55 at the intersection of Kentlands Boulevard/Orchard Ridge Drive. At the July 10, 2023 meeting, the City Council directed Staff to move forward with an amendment to the City’s agreement with AstraZeneca to terminate the pedestrian bridge project and reallocate approximately $2.0 million for intersection pedestrian improvements at the City’s highest need locations, under the newly created “AstraZeneca Safety Improvement Fund.”

Project Background: MedImmune (now AstraZeneca) partnered with the City to fund the design and construction of a new pedestrian bridge across Great Seneca Highway.  The bridge planned to have two approach access ramps for pedestrians and bicyclists. The City started the initial evaluation of the project in 2017, which was followed by early concepts in 2018 and continued with procurement of an engineering consultant for final design services starting in 2021.

Per The City of Gaithersburg: Gaithersburg currently maintains a patchwork of permit parking programs in both residential and commercial neighborhoods. In order to address community concerns about permit parking, the City established a work group with representation from different departments in the spring 2023 to analyze, develop, and implement a new permit-parking program.

This page is intended to provide the community with updates on the Permit Parking Program Project. City staff conducted a presentation to the Mayor and City Council about the program on March 27, 2023. Information about that meeting is below:

Montgomery County’s first Sheetz, located at 751 Progress Way in Gaithersburg, will hold its grand opening on Thursday, August 24. According to Sheetz, “One lucky customer will win Sheetz for a Year* (*$2,500 Sheetz Z-Card)!” The event will run from 1-3pm and feature a ribbon cutting ceremony, giveaways, and a non-perishable food drive. Full details below:

Sheetz is a gas station/convenience store that offers made to order food and has over 650 locations throughout Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. In May we reported that Sheetz will also be opening a location in the Walnut Hill shopping center in Gaithersburg sometime in 2024. Sheetz rival Wawa has also recently ramped up the construction on its upcoming Gaithersburg store. Featured image courtesy of Sheetz on Facebook.