Snowden Farm Parkway Segment Now Open

Snowden Farm Parkway, from the boundary of Clarksburg Village to Ridge Road, is now open to traffic.  This important link provides the Clarksburg community with another access point to MD-27.  The road was constructed under a developer agreement with Montgomery County.

MD 355 Bus Rapid Transit Open House Scheduled for May 3

 

The Maryland Department of Transportation and the Montgomery County Department of Transportation are hosting an open house from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Gaithersburg High School Cafeteria so that the public can learn more about and provide input on plans to develop Bus Rapid Transit along the MD 355 corridor from Bethesda to Clarksburg. Read more.

A map of Montgomery County's potential bus rapid transit system, as drawn by a group supporting the project
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Go Montgomery - July 31, 2015

Pedestrian Collisions Significantly Decline in 2014 Pedestrian collisions in Montgomery County declined by 16 percent in 2014 compared to 2013, from 483 to 405. Most significantly, severe collisions - - where pedestrians are either killed or incapacitated by their injuries - - declined by 13 percent to an eight year low of 74, compared with 85 in 2013. Nine pedestrians were killed in 2014, compared to thirteen in 2013.  Read more. Leggett and Roshdieh Celebrate 25th Anniversary of ADA with Federal Transit Administrator; MCDOT’s Bus Stop Improvement Program Touted as National Model On the eve of the 25th Anniversary of the ADA, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett announced that the County’s nine-year Bus Stop Improvement Program has enhanced accessibility and pedestrian safety at 3,025 bus stops.  Read more. MCDOT Wins TPB Grant to Fund New Trail in Clarksburg The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB) approved $523,416 for the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) to fund the design and engineering of a shared use path and sidewalk along Maryland (MD) Route 355 in Clarksburg from Snowden Farm Parkway to Stringtown Road.  The path will create a link in the existing trail network along MD 355 between Little Bennett Regional Park Trail and the Frederick Road Bike Path. Montgomery County will contribute about $131,000 to the project if approved by the County Council.  Read more. Montgomery Parks to Temporarily Close Portions of the Capital Crescent Trail On Tuesday, August 4, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Montgomery Parks will close the Capital Crescent Trail (CCT) between Bradley Boulevard and Little Falls Parkway. Trail users can use Bradley Boulevard and Arlington Road as a detour. On Wednesday, August 5, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., the trail will be closed between Little Falls Parkway and Dorset Avenue. The detour will take trail users over Little Falls Parkway at Dorset Avenue, onto Little Falls Trail to head north on Hillandale Road, cross Hillandale and use the road adjacent to the Bethesda Pool to reenter the trail.  More information is available online.  Road Rehabilitation Project in Damascus to Begin in Late Summer The Montgomery County Department of Transportation's (MCDOT) Division of Highway Services will rehabilitate roads, sidewalks and curbs in the Chesney community in Damascus. This type of project rebuilds community infrastructure while protecting its trees and preserving the character of the neighborhood. Read more. JULY 31, 2015 Highway Services Road Improvement Projects Ahead The Division of Highway Services will begin several projects to resurface roads. Staff will make full depth patches, mill the pavement, repave roads with hot mix asphalt and replace lane markings. Schedules are dependent on weather conditions.  Project locations include:Greenwood Knolls, Second Avenue, Norton Road, Cheltenham Drive, Spring Garden Estates, Montgomery Industrial Park in Silver Spring, Riggs Road, Decoverly Drive, Fox Hills West. Read More. Go Montgomery is distributed by Montgomery County Government Depa

County Reaches Settlement with Clarksburg Developer Newland to Assure Finishing of Uncompleted Clarksburg Infrastructure and Related Amenities

Montgomery County has reached a settlement with Newland Company (NNP II) to finish uncompleted infrastructure in their portion of the Clarksburg Town Center (CTC), brick pavers and amenities at Murphy’s Grove Pond.

Under the agreement:

1. Newland must restart work immediately to finish road, sidewalk and stormwater management facilities in the Town Center under its outstanding permits with the County. The work will include the amended site plan enhancements associated with the permitted work. These enhancements are infrastructure improvements that Newland agreed to make to the CTC as part of a Compliance Plan that Newland proposed to the Planning Board to resolve certain site plan violations. These site plan enhancements include items like brick sidewalks and a fishing pier, landscaping, and benches for Murphy’s Grove Pond. The estimated value of this work (including enhancements) is about $7.5 million. Newland will fully bond all work. The work must be completed by December 31, 2015. 
2. Newland constructed and the County has accepted arterial roads that cost $5.5 million to construct. Newland expected to be reimbursed by the County for these roads through the Development District. When the Council terminated the Development District in 2010, Newland received nothing from the County, and Newland has asserted a claim against the County for $6.5 million. As part of the settlement, Newland will release the County from all claims associated with the termination of the Development District. 
3. In exchange, the County will enter into a participation agreement with Newland and will pay a net of $671,500 after all work is done and accepted. That amount includes a payment by Newland to the County of $231,000 for future improvements to Snowden Farm Parkway. 
4. Consistent with recently adopted County law, the County will undertake responsibility for post-construction stormwater management monitoring.