Montgomery Community Media

Commuter alert: A trash fire is slowing traffic on the ICC this afternoon. On his Twitter account, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said only the left shoulder is getting by on the ICC eastbound, about one mile east of the Shady Grove Metro access road. According to Piringer, a trash truck caught […]

The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) is beginning a $765,000 improvement project at the intersection of Great Seneca Highway and Kentlands Boulevard/Orchard Ridge Drive in Gaithersburg. According to SHA officials, the project will improve safety and reduce congestion with longer turn lanes along westbound Orchard Ridge Drive, improve left turn traffic movements from Great Seneca […]

Beginning this Thursday night and continuing each weeknight until work is complete, Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) crews will temporarily close traffic lanes on the outer loop of I-495 (Capital Beltway) over MD 185 (Connecticut Avenue, exit 34) for emergency bridge deck repairs. According to an SHA news release, crews will close lanes on the Outer […]

Happy Sunday! Here are your five things to know today, April 12, in Montgomery County: 1. Festival Fun: The Persian Spring Festival takes place today at Black Hill Park and thousands of people are expected to attend. 2. Street Beat: Motorists are advised of lane closures overnight, beginning tonight, on the Capital Beltway in Silver […]

The Maryland Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) State Highway Administration (SHA) is advising motorists who travel on I-495 (Capital Beltway) near MD 193 (University Boulevard) of multiple lane closures that will affect overnight travel next week. Beginning Sunday night (weather permitting), SHA will close one lane of I-495 starting at 8 p.m., two lanes at 10 p.m. […]

As part of its infrastructure renewal program, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) crews are replacing an aging water main along Veirs Mill Road in Rockville. The work will require some lane closures over the next few months. The majority of the lane closures will occur at night during the month of August, but there will […]

Prepare for backups on the inner loop of I-495/southbound I-95 between MD 5 and MD 414. Starting on Feb. 24 at 10 p.m., the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) will close three left lanes between MD 5 (Branch Avenue, Exit 7) and MD 414 (St. Barnabas Road, Exit 4). The overnight closure will allow crews […]

Construction will occur on Rockville Pike between First Street and Dodge Street and along Veirs Mill Road between Dodge Street and Baltimore Road. The work is scheduled to begin on September 8, and is expected to last two months. Work will occur at night to minimize impacts to traffic and adjacent properties. Construction is scheduled […]

On Sunday, March 24 from 4 p.m. through midnight, the westbound lane of Monroe Place from Monroe Street to Route 355 will be closed. A construction crane will be lifting an antenna onto the roof of 51 Monroe Place from this location. The east bound lane will be open for traffic. Westbound traffic will be […]

The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) is temporarily closing lanes next week for nighttime resurfacing along north and southbound MD 355 (Rockville Pike) between South Drive and Jones Bridge Road in Bethesda. Beginning Monday night, August 6 crews will close one lane in each direction of MD 355 at 7 p.m., then two lanes weeknights […]