Montgomery Community Media

Your ride to work and school may be bumpy this week and next as potholes are beginning to show up on area roads. Road crews are busy filling the inevitable potholes that typically follow a snowstorm. According to information posted on the Montgomery County website, potholes are generally inspected and repaired within three business days on […]

The nine members of the Montgomery County Council have sent a letter to Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and Peter Rahn, the secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation, asking that the state proceed with the original design of the long-planned interchange at I-270 and Watkins Mill Road in Gaithersburg. It was recently learned that the […]

UPDATED Gaithersburg city leaders are voicing their opposition to some proposed changes by the State Highway Administration (SHA) to the future Watkins Mill Road Interchange at I-270, and the city leaders are upset that they weren’t notified of a delay in the project’s construction schedule. As MyMCMedia first reported earlier this month, the construction of […]

It’s CyberMonday and that means holiday shoppers will be looking for deals online today. Here are five more things to know today, Nov. 30th, in Montgomery County: 1. It’s the first day of work for Paul Wiedefeld, Metro’s new CEO and General Manager. 2. Montgomery County Councilmember George Leventhal is winding down his one-year term […]

The State Highway Administration is planning to begin a drainage improvement project on Nov. 30th to construct new channel gutters along southbound Connecticut Avenue in Chevy Chase at the intersections of Woodbine Street and Blackthorn Street. The project will address community concerns about standing water after rainstorms. Work crews have started at the Connecticut Avenue-Blackthorn […]

The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) is advising motorists who travel on I-270 southbound in Gaithersburg of multiple lane closures that will affect overnight travel. Beginning tonight, SHA will close three lanes of southbound I-270 starting at 10 p.m. The lane closures will extend from one mile south of Middleborok Road to […]

The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) is closing two ramps along I-370 beginning Friday night at 9 p.m. thru midday on Sunday. According to a news release, the closures will allow crews to repair deteriorated sections of the ramps and will allow the concrete to set and cure before opening the ramps to traffic. One […]

The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) is hosting a community meeting at the Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Department from 6 – 8 p.m. on Oct. 15 to discuss two possible alternatives to roadway and pedestrian safety improvements on Carroll Avenue (MD 195) in Takoma Park. Proposed alternatives include features such as widened […]

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 Friday night and continuing through the weekend, Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) crews will temporarily close multiple traffic lanes on both MD 97 (Georgia Avenue) and Randolph Road. One lane will remain open in both directions. SHA expects delays and suggests drivers avoid the area if at all possible. According to an SHA […]