Beginning on Saturday, June 4, Capital Bikeshare will offer a Single-Trip fare that will allow travelers to take a single Capital Bikeshare ride for as low as $2 for trips under 30 minutes. Read more.
Friday, June 3, 2016
Capital Bikeshare to Offer Special Fares During SafeTrack
Beginning on Saturday, June 4, Capital Bikeshare will offer a Single-Trip fare that will allow travelers to take a single Capital Bikeshare ride for as low as $2 for trips under 30 minutes. Read more.
Keep Montgomery County Clean and Green Landscape Beautification Contest Deadline Extended to June 17
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| The Rockshire Entranceway in Rockville was a participant in the Landscape Beautification competition for seven years, retiring last year receiving a Golden Trowel Award. Landscaping was maintained by the Rockshire Garden Club. |
The deadline for the Montgomery County Department of Transportation's (MCDOT) Annual Keep Montgomery County Clean and Green (formerly Keep Montgomery County Beautiful) Landscape Beautification Contest has been extended to June 17. The contest recognizes community groups, businesses, public institutions and other organizations undertaking landscaping projects that enhance the appearance of commonly owned sections of commercial or residential properties in Montgomery County. Landscaping along County roadsides, medians, or other public locations is also eligible for the award.
Landscapes
should emphasize environmentally sensitive plantings that eschew
non-native and invasive species, help reduce stormwater runoff, minimize water
use, provide wildlife habitat, and keep pesticides and fertilizers out of local
streams.
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| First Place winner for 2015 in Montgomery County BY DAY category. |
MCDOT to Provide Supplemental Bus and Other Services During SafeTrack Surges
The Montgomery County Department of
Transportation (MCDOT) continues to develop plans to supplement the Washington
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) efforts to assist travelers
during SafeTrack. SafeTrack is WMATA’s year-long effort to improve the safety
and reliability of the Metrorail system. Three planned line segment repairs and
around-the-clock single tracking projects, referred to as “Safety Surges,” will
affect WMATA’s Red Line service in Montgomery County.
“Montgomery County residents and
employees are going to be significantly impacted by SafeTrack and that is why I
have directed MCDOT to take the lead in doing what we can to mitigate these
effects -- not only for Red Line riders but for all travelers in the County,”
said Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett. “MCDOT is closely coordinating
our response to SafeTrack with our regional partners – WMATA, the Maryland
Transit Administration (MTA), the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT)
and Capital Bikeshare -- through a multi-pronged approach in cooperation with
our Police and Department of General Services -- to do what we can to offer
options to our residents.”
MCDOT is coordinating with WMATA,
MTA, MDOT and Capital Bikeshare to assist travelers as they continue to work on
their service plans for later Surges. WMATA’s first Surge (Surge 6) in
Montgomery County does not begin until August 1. WMATA has committed 40 buses
to enhance service in surge areas. Responding to a request from MCDOT, MARC will
add cars to existing trains during peak periods. Capital Bikeshare will offer a
$2 one-time use option.
Throughout the Surges, MCDOT will
be monitoring conditions and making adjustments as needed, but its initial plan
is shown below:
ENHANCE RIDE ON SERVICE – INITIAL PLAN:
By keeping up to 17 recently
replaced buses in service, MCDOT will both provide additional Ride On service
on certain bus routes and free bus shuttles between affected Metrorail
stations. Ride On will provide on-street ambassadors at affected Metrorail
stations to help direct travelers to transit options.
Surge 6 - August 1 through August 7, 2016: Continuous
single tracking from the Takoma to Silver Spring stations.
Ride On will provide free bus shuttles every 10 minutes during peak travel times:
Ride On will provide free bus shuttles every 10 minutes during peak travel times:
- Silver Spring to Fort Totten stations (connecting with Metro’s Green Line) with service at Takoma Station; and
- Grosvenor to Friendship Heights stations, with stops at Medical Center and Bethesda.
Surge 7 - August 9 through August 18, 2016: Continuous
single tracking from the Twinbrook to Shady Grove stations.
- Ride On will provide a free bus shuttle between the Grosvenor and Shady Grove stations via I-270 every 10 minutes during peak travel times.
- Ride On will add more buses to Ride On’s Route 46 that provides service from Grosvenor to Rockville via White Flint and Twinbrook, increasing bus frequency to every 10 minutes during peak travel times. Regular fares apply.
- Ride On will provide free bus shuttles every 10 minutes during peak travel times between the Silver Spring Transit Center and Fort Totten via Takoma Station along Blair Road.
- Ride On’s service will supplement WMATA’s bus bridge between Fort Totten and NoMa-Galludet University Station.
- Coordinate with area employers to use Fare Share transit and vanpool benefits and increased State tax credits to augment promotion of alternatives to Metrorail, including vanpools, buses and MARC train.
- Promote adoption of telework by employers by holding seminars and webinars and providing free consulting services. “Telework Quick Start” webinars are schedule for June 23 and 28.
- Promote employer-based carpooling by facilitating match-up meetings, online enrollment, Guaranteed Ride Home registration and incentives.
- Promote biking and Bikeshare.
- Provide interactive information through website links and personalized assistance: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/commute or email mcdot.commuterservices@montgomerycountymd.gov for more information
The TMC monitors and provides
information on traffic conditions and can make traffic signal adjustments in
real time. The TMC will increase its emphasis on improving traffic flow in
corridors affected by SafeTrack Surges, facilitating signal changes and
providing enhanced response to disabled vehicles or other traffic impediments.
USE ON-STREET PARKING RESTRICTIONS AND
ENFORCEMENT AS NEEDED TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW
MCDOT will focus efforts on traffic
corridors in areas affected by SafeTrack.
Update on Highway Services Road Resurfacing and Repair Projects
MCDOT extends the life of roads by
making timely repairs. Staff preserve pavement on primary and arterial roadways
by repairing concrete, patching, removing one to two inches of roadway surface
and then paving with hot mix asphalt.
MCDOT to Hold Public Hearing on Musgrove Road Sidewalk on June 16
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing on a proposal to construct missing
sidewalk segments along Musgrove Road, between US29/Columbia Pike and Fairland
Road.
The hearing will be held on June 16
beginning at 7 p.m. at the HCR ManorCare Rehabilitation Facility located at
2501 Musgrove Road in Silver Spring. Parking is available in the U-shaped drive
parking lot.
For more information, call
240-777-7270.
Become an Adopt a Road or Adopt a Spot Volunteer
TRAFFIC ALERT: Weekend-Long Capital Beltway Double Lane Closures Begin the Evening of June 10 for Emergency Bridge Work on Outer Loop of I-495
Beginning Friday, June 10 at 9 p.m. (weather permitting), the Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) will temporarily close two lanes on the outer loop of I-495 (Capital Beltway) from MD 97 (Georgia Avenue) to MD 185 (Connecticut Avenue). Weather and progress permitting, all lanes should reopen no later than 5 a.m. Monday morning.
Crews will make emergency repairs
to the I-495 Bridge over Jones Mill Road/Stonybrook Drive. The bridge driving
surface is in poor condition. During the lane closures, crews will remove the
top layer of concrete on the bridge, repair the bridge expansion joints and
deck, and resurface the bridge deck with concrete. The work will improve ride
quality for drivers.
The repairs and lane closures over
the weekend will take place in two phases. Crews will first close two left
lanes on the outer loop of I-495 to begin repairs, reopen the left two lanes
once the first phase of work is complete and then close the right two lanes on
the outer loop to complete the second phase of the repairs. Equipment used for
construction may be disruptive.
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