Emergency Preparedness in Your Community

The County's Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security will be making presentations at library branches throughout the County on preparing for disasters.  During the presentations, staff will discuss some of the major hazards that Montgomery County faces and some specific steps that residents can take to prepare, including developing a plan and creating an emergency kit.  The presentations are free but require registration. Register now. 

Get it Fixed… Call 311

Have a mowing request? See a pothole in need of repair? Tree limbs in the road? Summer is a busy time for resident requests for services.

Get what you need from MCDOT by calling 311 or 240-777-0311 from outside the County or visit 311 online to post a service request. 

Jewish Council for the Aging to Present Awards to MCDOT’s Sam Oji and Jeff Dunckel

On March 11, Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) staff Sam Oji and Jeff Dunckel will be recognized by the Jewish Council on Aging (JCA) for their work in improving transportation options in Montgomery County for seniors and persons with disabilities.

Oji is the chief of the Medicaid and Senior Transportation Section for MCDOT's Division of Transit Services
and has served on the JCA Advisory Panel, worked as a partner to promote Connect-A-Ride, Call 'n Ride and
311 and assisted JCA in many other ways.

Dunckel is the County's Pedestrian Safety Coordinator with MCDOT's Division of Traffic Engineering and has
played  a vital role in the Seniors Pedestrian Safety Initiative.

“I am very proud of Sam, Jeff and all the MCDOT staff who work so hard to provide accessible and reliable connections for everyone in our diverse County,” said MCDOT Director Al Roshdieh. “Moving people and connecting places is our core business. To do that we partner with many different groups and agencies such as JCA to ensure that all households, seniors and persons with disabilities have more transportation options.”