Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED Here are five things you need to know today, Aug. 17th, in Montgomery County: 1. Metro has extended SafeTrack Surge #7 through the upcoming weekend, which will impact the Red Line. 2. Sprint cellular service has been restored in the Montgomery County region. 3. Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett and U.S. Senator Ben Cardin […]

WMATA announced that it is extending SafeTrack Surge #7 through Aug. 21st. According to a news release, Red Line trains between Shady Grove and Twinbrook will single track on Aug. 19th, providing service every 30 minutes to Shady Grove and Rockville. Metro will completely shutdown the Red Line service between Shady Grove and Grosvenor-Strathmore over the […]

Metro officials are urging Red Line users to adjust their travel plans and find alternatives during SafeTrack Surge 6 which will impact the Red Line from August 1 to 7. During this time, the Red Line will be single tracking between the Silver Spring and Takoma Park stations.  Following Surge 6 will be Surge 7 […]

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which includes reports on the impact of Safe Track repairs on Metro’s Red Line in August,  senior transportation programs, the achievement gap and much more. Watch the show, below:

Montgomery County officials are extending the operational hours of MC311, the county’s informational call center, in August. From Aug. 1 – 18, MC311 call takers will be available from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. to help commuters navigate the changes in Metro’s mass transit schedules. According to Metro officials, Safe Track Surge #6 occurs from […]

Takoma Park Mayor Kate Stewart is promoting transportation alternatives such as telework, carpooling and biking during Metro’s Safe Track work on the Red Line in August. Find out more in this MyMCMedia Extra video, below: You can watch the entire news conference about Metro’s Safe Track work, below:

At a July 27th news conference at the Silver Spring Metro station, local officials advised Metro Red Line commuters to seek transportation alternatives next week as Safe Track repair work is expected to cause significant delays on the entire line. “This will be the first time Red line customers will experience Safe Track reductions slash delays,” said […]

Here are five things to know today, July 27th, in Montgomery County: 1. Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld will be holding a news conference at noon to discuss preparations for SafeTrack Surges 6 and 7, which will impact Red Line riders starting August 1st. Follow @MyMCMedia on Twitter for updates. 2. Cartoon artists will draw […]

Millions of dollars in state funding will be coming to Montgomery County to ease congestion along the I-270 corridor and local roads. State Senator Cheryl Kagan and County Executive Isiah Leggett attended the news conference in Potomac where Governor Larry Hogan announced the new funding. Nearly $230 million dollars will be spent on projects designed […]

Redline commuters take note: the elevator between the east side parking lot and kiss & ride and the mezzanine at Shady Grove is out of service for major rehabilitation beginning today, and continuing through October of 2016. According to WMATA officials, this construction project will improve reliability by replacing and upgrading all major components of […]