Snow Emergency Plan in Effect Monday
Update Jan. 5: Maryland State Police lifted the snow emergency plan. Update Jan. 4: The snow emergency plan restricting travel on interstates 270, 370, and the beltway is still in… Read More
Transportation
MCDOT Announces Schedule Changes For Dec. 31, Jan. 1
Montgomery County Department of Transportation released its schedule for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. All county offices are closed. Also closed are the TRiPS Commuter Store at the… Read More
Metrobus Announces Schedule Changes Due to COVID-19
Metrobus will begin changes to its services on 49 routes throughout Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia as of Dec. 26. The changes involve improved frequencies on some routes,… Read More
Metro Changes Course, Pauses Rollout of 7000-Series Cars
Metro paused the rollout of returning 7000-series railcars to passenger service on Thursday, according to a press release. The order came from WMATA General Manager and Chief Executive Officer Paul… Read More
E-Scooter Service Comes to Germantown
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) has brought e-scooter service to Germantown after the inclusion of Gaithersburg earlier this year, according to a Montgomery County press release. The dockless… Read More
Metro: En Servicio los Vagones de la Serie 7000 Después de un Descarrilamiento
Metro gradualmente está volviendo a usar sus vagones de la serie 7000, que habían sido retirados a mediados de octubre, luego de un descarrilamiento en la Línea Azul debido a… Read More
Metro Phases 7000-Series Cars Back into Service Following Derailment
Metro gradually is returning to use its 7000-series railcars, which had been pulled in mid-October following a derailment on the Blue Line due to problems with the fleet’s wheel assembly.… Read More
El Concejo Extiende el Tiempo en que los Taxis Pueden Estar en las Vías
Los concejales del condado de Montgomery acordaron por unanimidad extender temporalmente de ocho a 10 años el tiempo que se puede usar un taxi, pero claramente no estaban contentos de… Read More
Council Extends Time Taxis Can Be on the Road by 2 Years
Montgomery County Councilmembers unanimously agreed to temporarily extend from eight to 10 years the time a taxi can be used, but they clearly were not pleased to have to do… Read More
New Bus Lanes Introduced at High-Use Germantown Transit Center
New bus lanes are painted red on select Germantown roads in an effort to make travel more efficient in the area, Montgomery County leaders said during a press conference at… Read More
Nuevas Cámaras de Exceso de Velocidad en el Tramo de la I-95 en Maryland
A partir del lunes 20 de diciembre, el equipo de Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) de la Policía Estatal de Maryland se desplegará en la I-95 en dirección norte cerca del… Read More
Nuevas Tarifas de Estacionamiento Entrarán en Vigencia el 3 de Enero
Los cambios de tarifas en los garajes, estacionamientos y parquímetros operados por el condado de Montgomery comenzarán a partir del 3 de enero y continuarán fluctuando hasta abril de 2022.… Read More