Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Council is receiving regular updates on the status of the Silver Spring Transit Center, which is over budget and behind schedule. So far, an opening date has not been announced but county officials said remediation is underway at the facility. METRO officials are requesting more information and more tests at the facility. […]

Montgomery County is celebrating the completion of the Shady Grove Access Bike Path that provides a safe pathway for bicyclists and pedestrians to the Shady Grove Metro Station, and a connection to other area sidewalks and bikeways. The new, 10-foot bikeway extends nearly a mile from Shady Grove Road to Redland Road along the east side […]

What will it take to get the Silver Spring Transit Center (SSTC) open and when?  After the July 23 County Council SSTC update, Rodrigo Bitar, WMATA’s assistant general manager for transit and infrastructure and engineering services, said he does not know. Take a look. At the County Council meeting on July 23, Bitar read a […]

The Blue, Orange and Red lines will have service adjustment beginning July 19 at 10 p.m. and continuing through system closing on July 21 as Metro continues track work and other improvements on those lines. There are no station closures scheduled for this weekend. Service will be adjusted on the Red, Orange and Green lines. […]

Metro announced today (July 16) that due to the heat, riders will be allowed to carry and drink water on the system through the end of the day on July 19. The exception to Metro’s “no eating or drinking” policy applies to water only — in stations and aboard trains, buses and MetroAccess vehicles. Metro […]

The Blue, Orange and Red lines will have service adjustment beginning July 12 at 10 p.m. and continuing through system closing on July 14 as Metro continues track work and other improvements on those lines. There is no scheduled work this weekend on the Green or Yellow lines. Trains on these lines will operate on […]

Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority provided these 10 things to know about taking Metro on July 4. For detailed service information, please visit Metro’s July 4 Metro service information article. Metrorail will open at 7 a.m. and close at midnight. Trains will operate on a Saturday schedule for most of the day, ramping up to rush-hour […]

The Orange and Blue lines will have service adjustment beginning at 10 p.m. Friday night and continuing through system closing on Sunday, July 7 as Metro continues track work and other improvements on those lines. There is no scheduled work this weekend on the Red, Yellow or Green lines. According to Metro press release: Orange […]

UPDATED 8:38 p.m. Metro rail service has been restored between the Takoma and Forest Glen stations following a fire during rush hour at the Silver Spring Station. At 8:38 p.m., trains were single tracking between the two stations, with delays up to 30 minutes. According to the WMATA web site, trains were bypassing Silver Spring […]

Montgomery County’s Inspector General talks about what his office is looking into at the Silver Spring Transit Center and why it is important. Take a look. Additional Coverage: