Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County police officers are launching a number of traffic safety enforcement operations around the county today. According to a police department advisory, police officers are targeting Route 355 from Germantown to Bethesda and Georgia Avenue from Connecticut Avenue to University Boulevard for extra enforcement today. Police said they are focusing on locations with marked […]

UPDATED Police have located Yenquan Fan and reunited him with his family. ORIGINAL POST Montgomery County police officers are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 80-year-old man who has severe Alzheimer’s disease. Police said Yenquan Fan, of the 10900 block of Connecticut Avenue in north Kensington was last seen today at approximately […]

A 16-inch water main break at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Georgia Avenue caused some traffic delays on Friday evening. According to officials from the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC), two northbound lanes of Georgia Avenue are closed for the repairs. Commuters are encouraged to find another route. The water has been shut off […]

UPDATED All lanes are now open after an early morning back up on the Beltway between Connecticut Avenue and Georgia Avenue. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer says the accident involved a jackknifed tractor trailer and an overturned box truck on the eastbound (Inner Loop) lanes of I-495. Hazardous materials crews were called to the […]

UPDATED, Nov. 10, 3 p.m. – Repairs have been made to the water main break in Aspen Hill and the road is now being fixed, according to the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission’s Twitter account. #WSSC water main on SB GA Ave in Aspen Hill has been repaired and water back on. Road repairs beginning. pic.twitter.com/IjYeVC9WJO — […]

Due to extremely poor driving conditions and the need for emergency pavement repairs, the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) has closed two lanes of northbound MD 185 (Connecticut Avenue) from the Washington, D.C. line to MD 410 (East West Highway) in Chevy Chase. Crews are expected to complete paving along northbound MD 185 late Thursday […]

Drivers who commute on Connecticut Avenue (MD 185) between Western Avenue and East West Highway in Chevy Chase should prepare for slowdowns as the State Highway Administration is now beginning the final stages of a resurfacing project. Weather permitting, the project should be complete by late fall. The $2.5 million safety and resurfacing project began […]

Detectives from the Montgomery County Police – Collision Reconstruction Unit are investigating a fatal collision that occurred on Nov. 3 along Connecticut Avenue in Wheaton. At approximately 1:20 a.m., 4th District officers responded to Connecticut Avenue and Adams Drive for a report of a personal injury collision.  Officers located a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu that was […]

Updated March 23. Water restrictions for WSSC customers have been lifted. The 60″ pipe went back in service late this afternoon. Updated March 22. Repairs to the 60” water main are nearing completion. Crews will be flushing the repaired line to ensure water quality, before putting the transmission main back into service. If everything goes […]

A massive water main break has closed all northbound and southbound lanes of Connecticut Avenue between Manor Road and Dunlop Street near Chevy Chase Circle. A video posted on the Bethesda Patch site shows a geyser shooting water high up into the air as police stand nearby. Washington Sanitary Suburban Commission (WSSC) crews are on […]