Bus Changes Coming to Wheaton Area
Starting this weekend, some routes on Ride On and Metrobus in the Wheaton area will be changed due to construction for the Wheaton Downtown Revitalization Project.
The Wheaton Revitalization Project involves transforming the town’s business district with mixed-use and transit-oriented development.
The new project will provide a new town square, 14-story Montgomery County Government office building, retail and residential space and approximately 400 below ground parking spaces.
Construction for the project is expected to take place over the next three years and the project will necessitate altering some of the bus routes.
No bus routes were eliminated but the following routes have been altered:
- Ride On Routes 7, 8, 9 and 31.
- Metrobus Routes C2, C4, Y2, Y7, and Y8.
The new locations are the following:
- Near the southwest corner of University Boulevard and Fern Street.
- On the east side of Grandview Avenue at Kensington Boulevard.
The route changes necessitated the elimination of the following bus stops:
- Amherst Avenue: Metrobus Stop ID: 2000519; Ride On Stop ID: 20022.
- Georgia Avenue: Metrobus Stop ID: 2000507.
- Georgia Avenue: Metrobus Stop ID: 2000525, Ride On Stop ID: 22770.
- Reedie Drive: Metrobus Stop ID: 2005422, Ride On Stop ID: 25238.
The new bus routes will go into effect on Dec. 17. For more information, click here.
Wheaton Revitalization Construction News: Effective Sunday December 17th, reroutings will occur for Ride On routes 7, 8, 9, 31 and Metrobus routes C2, C4, Y2, Y7, Y8. Some bus stops will be relocated. See map for details. pic.twitter.com/S3FSAJzLho
— Ride On Bus (@RideOnMCT) December 14, 2017
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