department of highway services

November 6, 2019 | Deirdre Byrne

Winter is Coming: MCDOT Announces Sustainable Snow Removal Efforts

Snow removal is about to get more environmentally friendly in Montgomery County. At Montgomery County’s annual Snow Summit event on Wednesday, County Executive Marc Elrich and Montgomery County’s Department of Transportation (MCDOT) officials announced environmental advances made for handling the snow for the winter 2019-2020 season. Elrich announced that this snow season, MCDOT will experiment […]

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March 12, 2015 | Krista Brick

Five Things to Know Today, March 12, in Montgomery County

Here are five things to know today, March 12, in Montgomery County: 1. A Montgomery Blair High School student won one of three first place prizes in an Intel Science Talent Search. 2.Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett is scheduled to recognize March as Middle Eastern American Heritage Month for the first time in the county. 3.The terrific […]

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March 11, 2015 | Krista Brick

Five Things to Know Today, March 11, in Montgomery County

Here are five things to know today, March 11, in Montgomery County: 1.Five teams of Montgomery County students won prizes for their public service announcements at the sixth annual Choose Respect Conference. Find out who won here. 2. Do you know of someone who deserves a Golden Shovel Award for their neighborly acts this winter? […]

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February 6, 2014 | Sonya Burke

Tons and Tons of Salt Used on County Roads (Photos)

Montgomery County crews have poured more than 50,000 tons of salt on 5,000 lane miles of county roads since the winter began late last year. That’s the word from Keith Compton, division chief for Montgomery County’s Department of Highway Services. Compton said that’s certainly a lot more than last year because this winter has seen […]

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