Montgomery Community Media

No one likes roadwork construction delays especially if it clogs up the arteries in the heart of a city like the Baltimore Road closure in Rockville. And it appears Metro construction is not immune to delays either as the Rockville and Shady Grove Metro stations will now be closed an additional month until Jan. 11, […]

Chief spokesperson for the Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service Pete Piringer reported two separate traffic incidents involving buses early Wednesday. The first incident occurred around 6 a.m. near the Shady Grove Metro. A tour bus ran off the road and into some heavy brush, blocking the right-of-way for CSX Railroad track #2 and damaging […]

After a 14 month closure, the pedestrian bridge connecting the Rockville Metro station to Rockville Town Center will reopen Monday, Aug. 16. According to a press release from the City of Rockville, the bridge, which allows pedestrians to cross over Rockville Pike, recently underwent five months of repair work. The pedestrian bridge linking Rockville Town […]

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) announced the closure of the Rockville Metro Station pedestrian bridge through fall 2021 due to repairs. The bridge, which connects the Rockville Metro Station to Downtown Rockville, is undergoing construction that starts on Monday and will take approximately seven months to complete, according to a WMATA press release. […]

Surge No. 16 — the last — will close the Shady Grove and Rockville Red Line stations from June 17 through June 25, prompting the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to urge commuters to consider alternatives. Shuttle bus service will be available, but Metro suggests subway riders to consider Brunswick Line MARC trains or starting […]

Rockville police arrested a man Nov. 20 for an assault and robbery Sunday near Maryvale Park in which an assailant used an electric stun gun. According to police, the victim was approached near the park, in the 700 block of First Street, by a man known to him as “Q” and two unidentified males. After […]