Montgomery Community Media

State Highway Administration (SHA) crews are working on two major construction projects on MD 410 (East West Highway) in Montgomery County. The pair of safety and resurfacing projects will improve MD 410 between MD 355 (Wisconsin Avenue) and MD 185 (Connecticut Avenue) in Bethesda and between Carey Lane and Fenton Street in Silver Spring. According […]

Here’s your daily rundown of the events and stories that people are talking about today, May 12, in Montgomery County: 1. Street Beat: Public Works crews in Gaithersburg are resurfacing a portion of Rio Boulevard today and commuters are advised to prepare for road closures. 2. Double Homicide: Montgomery County Police continue to investigate the […]

Commuters should note that Rio Boulevard will be closed between Fields Road and Washingtonian Boulevard for road work during the day on May 12th. According to a city of Gaithersburg construction notice, the Department of Public Works will be resurfacing the road. Message boards will be in place to remind motorists of the planned closures […]

As part of the MD 355 and Cedar Lane intersection improvements, the Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) is scheduled to temporarily close a section of sidewalk along Cedar Lane between MD 355 and Elmhirst Parkway. The sidewalk on the north side of Cedar Lane, across from Stone Ridge School, will be closed […]

Here are five things to know today, Oct. 21, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery Parks has canceled the popular Garden of Lights display at Brookside Gardens. 2. A communications company has requested a cell tower at Roberto Clemente Middle School in Germantown. 3. The State Highway Administration (SHA) is advising motorists to expect roadwork delays […]

Tonight (Aug. 19), the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) will begin several nights of multiple lane closures on northbound I-95 between the MD 200 (Intercounty Connector (ICC) interchange to just north of MD 198 (Sandy Spring Road). The temporary closures are necessary for milling (removing the top layer of asphalt) and paving. Crews expect to […]

Here are five things to know today, August 18, in Montgomery County: 1. Road resurfacing work is scheduled along a portion of Connecticut Avenue in Chevy Chase. 2. Montgomery College is opening a Community Engagement Center at the Gaithersburg Library. 3.The Montgomery County Board of Elections needs Election Judges for the General Election on Nov. […]

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, […]