The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) will host a public meeting on October 21 at Albert Einstein High School in Kensington to share updates and gather feedback on the Veirs Mill Road Flash Bus Rapid Transit project, with additional materials and virtual options available online in English and Spanish.
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) reports ridership on the Great Seneca Transit Network has doubled to more than 1,000 daily riders since its launch in September 2024, as the express “Pink” and “Lime” bus routes mark their one-year anniversary. The upgraded service has contributed to a 70% increase in bus ridership along Shady Grove Road and is part of a broader plan to expand transit connections across the county. (more…)
Montgomery County’s Ride On Bus Route 56 has resumed normal service following the end of a construction detour in Gaithersburg, while the county’s zero-fare policy for all Ride On services remains in effect. (more…)
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 7, at Montgomery Blair High School to present the preliminary design for the US 29 Flash Bus Rapid Transit Phase 2 project, which includes a dedicated bus lane between Sligo Creek Parkway and Tech Road, and to gather community feedback. (more…)
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) will hold an onsite community meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 24, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Clearbrook Lane and Cedar Lane to discuss proposed pedestrian safety improvements within the one-mile walkshed of Kensington Parkwood Elementary School. (more…)
On Wednesday, Sept. 3, MCDOT began an emergency closure of Wasche Road from W. Hunter Road to Martinsburg Road in Dickerson to replace failing twin corrugated pipes with twin concrete pipes, with local traffic allowed up to 19754 Wasche Road, a signed detour in place, weekday work hours from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the closure expected to last about three weeks. (more…)
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) is reminding residents that, as of Tuesday, July 1, drivers are prohibited from making right turns at red traffic signals in designated downtown and town center areas across the county. The policy, part of the Safe Streets Act of 2023 (Bill 11-23), aims to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety in some of Montgomery County’s busiest corridors. (more…)
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) announced that Ride On Route 56 in Gaithersburg is experiencing a detour at Edison Park Drive and Main Street due to construction, with the rerouting expected to remain in effect through late September.
On Wednesday, Sept. 3, MCDOT temporarily closed Shiloh Church Road from West Old Baltimore Road to Conrad Spring Road in Boyds for approximately six months to replace a deteriorated storm drain culvert near West Old Baltimore Road, with a signed detour in place and weekday work hours from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (more…)
According to the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT), more than 200 “No Turn on Red” signs have recently been installed across Montgomery County as part of the Safe Streets Act of 2023 (MC Bill 11-23). The measure requires MCDOT to add the signs to designated traffic lights unless a safety risk is identified. (more…)
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) will host its annual Bicycle Donation Drive on Friday, Oct. 3, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Rockville to collect previously owned bikes, which will be refurbished and distributed to residents through the County’s Bike Match Program, Terrific Kids, and other partners. (more…)