Montgomery Community Media

The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) is preparing for a winter storm that is expected to impact the region early Tuesday. Crews are pre-treating major state roads today with salt brine, which prevents the initial bond of snow and ice on the pavement. The snow is forecasted to begin as early as morning rush hour, […]

If you are headed over the hills or through the woods this Thanksgiving season take care to have snow tires. Weather forecasters predict most will see at least a little snow on Wednesday, one of the busiest travel days of the year. According to WeatherBug, Montgomery County will see rain and snow in the morning […]

The State Highway Administration is preparing to embark on an intersection improvement project at Great Seneca Highway and Kentlands Boulevard/Orchard Ridge Drive in Gaithersburg. The work is scheduled to begin next week and will not be complete until next summer, according to Christopher Bishop, community liaison for the SHA. Bishop said the project will include […]

On Sept. 25, thousands of excited sports fans will travel to FedEx Field for the Washington Redskins game. With an 8:25 p.m. start time, officials at the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) are reminding drivers to plan ahead for the Thursday evening commute. Traffic conditions will be monitored by SHA emergency traffic patrols and operations managers […]

Drivers who commute on Connecticut Avenue (MD 185) between Western Avenue and East West Highway in Chevy Chase should prepare for slowdowns as the State Highway Administration is now beginning the final stages of a resurfacing project. Weather permitting, the project should be complete by late fall. The $2.5 million safety and resurfacing project began […]

Beginning, Sunday night, August 10, the State Highway Administration (SHA) will resurface approximately two miles of MD 182 (Doctor Bird Road/Norwood Road) from north of Ednor Road to MD 108 (Olney Sandy Spring Road) in Olney. Weather permitting, the project should be complete by late fall. Crews will remove the top layer of asphalt, patch, […]

A look at some of the road projects taking place in Montgomery County this week (Aug. 3-Aug. 9): • MD 355 (Rockville Pike/Wisconsin Avenue) from MD 191 (Bradley Lane) to MD 187 (Old Georgetown Road)—Road resurfacing and utility conduit work—single and double lane closures, overnight, Sunday through Thursday, 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. and weekdays, […]

If you are one of the 45,000 commuters who drive Maryland 355 daily in the Bethesda area, you may want to know that beginning Sunday night, July 13, the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) will resurface Maryland 355 (Wisconsin Avenue) from Bradley Lane to Maryland 187 (Old Georgetown Road). As part of the road project, […]

Based on the weather forecast for heavy rains throughout Maryland for Thursday into Friday, the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) is alerting motorists to anticipate potential flooding on highways and to use extreme caution. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for much of the State. Conditions are possible for flooding with […]

Another round of wintry precipitation is expected Sunday night and most of Monday, with significant snow accumulations possible across the region. The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) is carefully tracking the storm, is ready to respond and reminds travelers to monitor weather forecasts in advance of the storm. In addition to the regular complement of […]