It's #NationalPublicWorksWeek, and to celebrate, we've been introducing #MontgomeryCountyMD residents to some of our #HighwayServices employees all week.
“We don’t wear a suit and tie👔every day, but our uniforms🦺 are just as slick!" #NPWW #APWA #essentialworkers #PeopleMatter #WeArePublicWorks #people #purpose #presence #maryland #MCDOT

💐 #HappyMothersDay from #MCDOT💐

#MCDOT will hold an in-person open house to discuss the New Hampshire Ave Flash #BRT Planning Study. The event will allow attendees to engage directly with project team members, view project materials & ask questions.
🚌🔗 https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dot-dte/projects/NewHampshireAve/ #montgomerycountymd #BRT #TransitTooter #ridetheflash #flashbus #silverspringmd #BusTransit #bustransportation #MDCommuter

#MCDOT's #VisionZeroMC 🚸Safety Day🚸is ONE WEEK from TODAY-May 10th!
📍CESC parking lot at 850 Hungerford Dr. (MD 355) in #RockvilleMD
🚇🚌Using #PublicTransit is highly encouraged!
🚌Shuttle services from local high schools will also be provided.
🌟 Details🔗 https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DOT-PedSafety/SafetyDay-getting-there.html
#montgomerycountymd #visionzero #PedSafety #maryland #rockvillemd #free #schools #foodtrucks #prizes

This morning, we celebrated 50 years of #MCDOT's #RideOn Bus service! The🚌system was launched in 1975 with 20 buses. Today, #RideOn has a fleet of almost 400 ADA-accessible buses, which served 18 million riders throughout #montgomerycountymd in fiscal year 2024! More details can be found here▶️ https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=46956&Dept=50
#maryland #busservice #mdot #silverspringmd #bethesdamd #rockvillemd #takomaparkmd #TransitHistory #TransitTooter

#MCDOT, #MCPD & #ABSMoCo are urging #MontgomeryCountyMD residents who choose to celebrate with alcohol🍹🍻 or other intoxicants💊during the upcoming #CincoDeMayo #weekend to plan ahead for a safe ride home🏡🏢.
🚖🚌Options🔗 https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/visionzero/saferide.html #maryland #holiday #impaireddriving #bethedriver #mdroads #mdtraffic #soberride #taxi #bus #wmata

🌎Happening Now🌎
#MCGreenFest in #WheatonMD. Be sure to stop🛑 by the #MCDOT information tents🎪for #free giveaways and to find out about all of our🟢#green🟢initiatives! We'll be here until 4:00pm today!
Event Details🔗 https://montgomerycountygreenfest.org/
#montgomerycountymd #recycle #gogreen #ridetheflash #rideonbus #free #event #weekend #maryland

🗓️NEW🗓️
On Wednesday, April 30, at 7p.m., MCDOT will hold a virtual👨‍💻public information meeting to discuss the proposed Brink Road Bridge over Great Seneca Creek Rehabilitation project in Gaithersburg, MD.
Details🔗 https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=46774&Dept=50
#montgomerycountymd #gaithersburgmd #montgomeryvillagemd #mdtraffic #mdroads #mdcommuters #mdot #mcdot #meeting

#DidYouKnow employees working in #MontgomeryCountyMD can receive up to $325 a month to help cover the cost of their #commute using public transit with #MCDOT's #FareShare program.
⭐Program detail ▶️ https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=46670&Dept=50
#mdcommuters #thinkmontgomerycountymd #commuting #rideon #marctrain #mta #marylandtransportation #PublicTransport #transitTooter

#FederalEmployees returning to in-person work can take advantage of accessible and convenient transit services from #MCDOT. @RideOnMCT buses service Federal work locations across the County & larger transit hubs to facilitate travel into DC.
🌟Details▶️https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=46628
#montgomerycounty md #mdcommuters #commuting #transitTooter #publictransportation #1.00 #ridetheflash #rockvillemd #navybethesda #navy #NIH #FDA #federalgovernment

On February 19, Stacy Silber from #LerchEarly led a conversation with #MCDOT Dir. Chris Conklin, #MCDPS Dir. Rabbiah Sabbakhan, & #MNCPPC Planning Dir. Jason Sartori. The event focused on learning about the leaders’ vision for #MontgomeryCoMD and inter-agency cooperation.
▶️ https://www.lerchearly.com/news/lerch-early-hosts-naiops-a-seat-at-the-table/
#maryland #thinkmoco #february2025

🧊NEW🧊
#MontgomeryCoMD officials urge caution in advance of Expected Freezing Rain on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. The #MCDOT Storm Operations Center will activate at 10:00am to monitor roadway conditions & treat roads as necessary.
🌟 Details▶️ https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=46543&Dept=50 #maryland #weekend #saturday #winterweather

🦺UPDATE🦺
#MCDOT's Transportation Engineering contractors recently completed the following work on the MBT Phase 2 project:
✅Drilled into Abutment B structure & installed rebar
✅Installed the formwork for Abutment B
✅Concrete will be poured soon (weather permitting)
Project Details 🔗 https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dot-dte/projects/Metropolitan-Phase2A/index.html
#montgomerycountymd #bicycles #biketrails #maryland #silverspringmd #takomaparkmd #bethesdamd #transitTooter

The decorated Flash buses🚌 run along Route 29 between the Silver Spring Transit Center, Briggs Chaney and Burtonsville. The County-operated bus line offers fast, convenient service running every 7️⃣ to 1️⃣5️⃣minutes on #weekdays & every 3️⃣0️⃣minutes on #weekends.
Details 🔗 https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=46250&Dept=50
#holidayseason #montgomerycountymd #maryland #MCDOT #RideOnBuses #transportation #funtransit #busroutes

🚌ICYMI🚌
If you were unable to attend the #MDSHA meeting tonight about the Georgia Avenue Bus Lanes Pilot Project, you still have an opportunity to provide your🗣️feedback.
⭐Note: The survey deadline is December 4, 2024⭐
👨‍💻Survey🔗 https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/75b978ed07754b91b3383d6aab917758
#buslanes #montgomerycountymd #maryland #wmata #mdot #mcdot #transportation #transitTooter

📰NEW📰
The November 2024 edition of our 'Go Montgomery' #Newsletter has been released. Catch up on all the #transportation news in #MontgomeryCoMD including our #OperationGreenLight bus🚌, Leaf🍂Vacuum program and much more!
To view📰https://gomontgomery.blogspot.com
#MDTraffic #MDRoads #MCDOT #maryland #transitTooter #transit #transportation #rideonbus #veterans #VeteransDay2024

🚌NEW🚌
MDOT has released the Georgia Avenue (MD97) Bus🚌 Lanes Summer 2024 Performance Evaluation Report.
The lanes were created to support temporary shuttle bus service during the Summer 2024 Metrorail🚇Red Line closure ▶️ https://mdot-sha-md97-wayne-ave-to-urbana-dr-sp425b43-maryland.hub.arcgis.com/#Documents
#montgomerycountymd #maryland #wmata #mdot #mcdot #buslanes #evaluation #summer2024

🚶Walk & Roll to #SchoolDay is October 9🚶‍♀️
The #MCDOT #SafeRoutestoSchool team encourage all #students who have a safe path and live near their elementary school to #walktoschool on this date.

🎒Sponsor a Walk & Roll to School event and register it here 🔗 https://www.walkbiketoschool.org/
#montgomerycountymd #maryland #schools #biketoschool #Walktober #WalktoSchoolDay
#visionzero #walking

The America Public Transportation Association awards #MCDOT for the Brookville Smart Energy Bus Depot, a solar bus-charging infrastructure project, the largest in the U.S., that supplies clean energy to MCDOT’s growing Ride On electric-bus fleet.
Details 🔗 https://images.magnetmail.net/images/clients/APTA/attach/2024_Awards_booklet_final.pdf(on page 24)
#montgomerycountymd #solarpower #maryland #transit #GreenEnergy #transitTooter #MyGreenMC

#MCDOT recently received three achievement awards for 2024 from #NACo in the categories of #Transportation, Community & Economic Development, and #Personnel Management, #Employment & #Training

Details🔗 https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=45475&Dept=50
#transit #transitTooter #maryland #awards #montgomerycountymd