MCDOT Wins Two Awards for Capital Crescent Garage

The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) won two awards for its Capital Crescent Garage project -- an Innovation Award from the National Council for Public Private Partnerships and a Best Real Estate Deal Perseverance Award from the Washington Business Journal.

 

Free Bikeshare Rides Available on July 16-17

Try Bikeshare for free all weekend on Saturday and Sunday, July 16 and 17 courtesy of REI and Capital Bikeshare, who have partnered to provide free, 24-hour memberships. Request your free ride code.

Volunteer to Help the Bicycle Master Plan Team Locate Bike Racks

Bike racks are an essential part of providing a complete bicycling network, but their availability is limited. To better understand where additional bike racks are needed, volunteers are needed to help locate existing bike racks in commercial areas and public facilities. 

Check out this app and sign up here to identify bike racks in one or more areas. This data will provide information needed to recommend more locations for bicycle racks in Montgomery County. 

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. 

Telework Webinar Now Online

Teleworking offers one of the most effective ways to respond to the unique challenges presented by SafeTrack, the year-long effort to improve the safety and reliability of the Metrorail transit system. Telework can provide an organization with a way to address employee and management concerns, maintain or even improve productivity, and provide effective solutions for mobility.

Montgomery County Department of Transportation's Commuter Services has posted a presentation online about how to quickly get a telework program started. Watch it here.

Metro Announces Major Rehabilitation of Shady Grove Metrorail Elevator

Metro has closed the elevator at the Shady Grove Metrorail station between the east side parking lot Kiss & Ride and the mezzanine. The elevator will be out of service through October 2016.

This project will improve reliability by replacing and upgrading all major components of the elevator, including a new passenger cab, controls, motors and safety devices.

During this time, shuttle bus service will be provided upon request by asking any Station Manager or by calling (202) 962-1825.

In addition, customers can take Metrobus routes Q1, 2, 5 and 6 for travel between Shady Grove and Rockville.

More information is available from Metro.

MCDOT Working to Prevent Spread of Tree-Killing Invasive Beetle

The Montgomery County Department of Transportation's Highway Services Division is fighting the spread of the emerald ash borer, the invasive beetle that has already killed hundreds of ash trees in local parks. View a video about the efforts. 

An emerald ash borer larva found in a tree along Rock Creek Trail in Kensington January 2015.

Evidence of tree damage.