2 Dead, 2 Injured in Early Morning Crash on I-270
An early morning crash Friday involving three vehicles on northbound I270 left two people dead and two more injured. The collision happened before 5 a.m. between Falls Road and Route… Read More
Transportation
5 Arrested During Police Sobriety Checkpoint
Police arrested five people on Friday, June 14 for DUI during a sobriety checkpoint on New Hampshire Avenue at Sligo Creek Parkway in Takoma Park. Officers from Montgomery County Police,… Read More
Purple Line Passenger Service ‘On Target’ to Begin Late 2027
Work on the 16-mile Purple Line is more than 60% complete and still scheduled to transport passengers by the end of 2027. Maryland Transit Administration officials briefed members of the… Read More
Westland Middle School Wins Snowplow Design Contest
Westland Middle School in Bethesda won the Montgomery County Department of Transportation’s (MCDOT) “Paint the Plow” contest. Their winning design featured the “Squirtle Squad” from Pokémon and a “Road Runner”… Read More
County Begins Work on Nation’s Largest Renewable Energy-Powered Transit Depot
Montgomery County ceremoniously broke ground Friday at its bus depot in Derwood for a project featuring solar arrays, electric bus chargers, and battery energy storage. In about 15 months, the… Read More
Sobriety Checkpoint Set for Friday Evening
Officers from the Montgomery County Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint Friday, June 14 starting around 10 p.m. The enforcement is intended to curb impaired driving. Police will not… Read More
Límites de Velocidad en las Calles de Rockville se Reducen a 35 MPH o Menos
Debido a las recientes reducciones en el límite de velocidad, todas las calles de Rockville ahora tienen un límite de 35 millas por hora o menos. Las actualizaciones se realizaron… Read More
Speed Limits on Rockville Streets Reduced to 35 MPH or Less
Due to recent speed limit reductions, all Rockville streets now have a limit of 35 miles per hour or less. The updates were made after the city’s April announcement to… Read More
Fatal Multi-Vehicle Beltway Crash Causes Closures, Long Back-Ups
One person has reportedly died as a result of a multi-car crash on the inner loop of the Beltway at Exit 31 (Georgia Avenue) in Silver Spring Wednesday. The crash… Read More
Redesigned Talbot Avenue Bridge Now Connects Towns It Once Separated
A bridge that for so many years separated Black and white residents in the Lyttonsville area of Silver Spring reopened May 24 as part of the Purple Line project. The… Read More
Travel Options Announced for 3 Month Red Line Closure
Metro plans to shut down the Red Line from Fort Totten to Glenmont starting June 1 for three months. Construction of the Purple Line mezzanine and other work will take… Read More
County Holding Open Houses for Veirs Mill Road Flash BRT Project
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) will host two open houses for the Veirs Mill Road Flash Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project. These events aim to engage the community… Read More