Montgomery County, MD

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PLEASE GO HERE FOR UPDATES ON BRAC-RELATED PROJECTS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PARTICULARLY THE MD 355 CROSSING PROJECT!

This page has chronological updates about the BRAC process, including summaries of discussions and presentations at community meetings.

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Overview of BRAC in Bethesda:

• Map of impacted communities and intersections near Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (pdf)
• Overview video of Naval Support Activity-Bethesda, home of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
• Naval Support Activity-Bethesda home page
• Walter Reed National Military Medical Center-Bethesda (WRNMMC) home page
• Go to the Response Page for updates on proposed road, transit and infrastructure improvements to address BRAC impacts, and the Studies & Reports Page for detailed histories of these projects.
   

COMMUNITY MEETINGS:

• The BRAC Integration Committee ("BIC") meets Quarterly or as needed, generally on the 3rd Tuesday of the month.  THE NEXT BIC MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 18, 2019.  Meetings generally  are held at the BCC Regional Services Center, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda MD 20814.  WEATHER POLICY:  If County schools or public facilities are closed due to weather, then a BIC Meeting scheduled for that evening will be cancelled.  NOTE:  Please contact the County's BRAC Coordinator if you are having specific issues with BRAC-related construction.
  • Agenda for BIC meetings include updates from agency and community stakeholders on transportation projects and related matters in Bethesda near NSAB and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
    • Agenda for JUNE 18, 2019 Montgomery County BRAC Integration Committee (BIC) Meeting
    • Directions to Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center
    • B-CC Regional Services Center EVENTS Calendar
       
• Summaries of BRAC Integration Committee Meetings 
  • 2018      2017      2016      2015      2014      2013      2012      2011      2010      2009      2007-08
• Upcoming 2019 Meeting:  October 15.

2019  Committee Meetings:

• June 18, 2019 meeting summary, including transportation project updates  (4 pages)
  • MD 355 (ROCKVILLE PIKE) CROSSING PROJECT at Medical Center Metro Station:
    • CROSSING PROJECT WORK ZONE MAP
    • 12-12-16  CROSSING PROJECT CONSTRUCTION NOTICE
    • 12-12-17 CROSSING PROJECT WORK COMMENCEMENT NOTICE
    • 6-1-19 CROSSING PROJECT NOISE WAIVER CERTIFICATE
      • Crossing Project:  Construction information and updates
  • SHA Contact Form for BRAC Intersection Improvement Project on MD 185 (Connecticut Ave) -- NOTE: Use "Feedback" tab to register comments or questions)
    • 6-10-19 SHA NOTICE OF UTILITY RELOCATION AT MD 185 (Conn Ave) @ JONES BRIDGE ROAD
  • Summary of BRAC Transportation Projects and Commuting Options
  • PRINTABLE TIMELINE:  PROJECT SCHEDULE AND ANTICIPATED COMPLETION
  • Follow Twitter for up-to-the-minute Traffic, Roadwork and Transit U[pdates:
    • BRAC:  @BRACMoCoMD
    • RideOn:  @RideOnMCT
    • Metro:   @WMATA
    • Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation:  @MCDOTNow
    • SHA:  @MDSHA
       
  • 4-13-17 Montgomery County Government:  MCDOT Plans to Accommodate Traffic Throughout MD 355 Crossing Project Construction
    • 6-18-19 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES, JUNE 17-28; CONSTRUCTION WORK CONTINUES INSIDE METRO STATION
    • 6-11-19 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES, JUNE 10-21; CONSTRUCTION WORK CONTINUES INSIDE METRO STATION
    • 6-4-19 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES, JUNE 3-14; CONSTRUCTION WORK CONTINUES INSIDE METRO STATION
    • 5-29-19 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES, MAY 28 thru JUNE 7;  CONSTRUCTION WORK CONTINUES INSIDE METRO STATION.
    • 5-21-19 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES, MAY 28 thru JUNE 2, 2019; CONSTRUCTION WORK CONTINUES INSIDE METRO STATION
    • 5-15-19 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES, MAY 17-23, 2019; CONSTRUCTION WORK CONTINUES INSIDE METRO STATION
    • 5-12-19 WMATA:  New Entrance at Medical Center Metrorail Station -- Upcoming construction inside Medical Center Metrorail Station for a new station entrance located on the east side of MD 355/Rockville Pike
      • Announcement Flyer in English and Spanish
    • 5-8-19 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES, MAY 10-17, 2019; WORK INSIDE METRO STATION TO BEGIN MAY 14
    • 5-2-19 MCDOT:  HEADS UP FOR CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY INSIDE THE MEDICAL CENTER METRO STATION, BEGINNING ON OR ABOUT MAY 14!
      • En Espanol
    • 4-29-19 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES, MAY 6-10, 2019
    • 4-23-19 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES, APRIL 26 thru MAY 3, 2019
    • 4-16-19 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES, APRIL 23-29, 2019
    • 4-10-19 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES, APRIL 15-19, 2019
    • 4-3-19 MCDOT:   PLANNED LANE CLOSURES, APRIL 5-12, 2019
    • 3-27-19 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES, MARCH 29 THRU APRIL 8, 2019
    • 3-20-19 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES, MARCH 25 THRU APRIL 1, 2019
    • 3-19-19 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES, MARCH 18-22, 2019
    • 3-6-19 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES, WEEK OF MARCH 11-15, 2019
    • 2-28-19 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES, WEEK OF MARCH 4-8, 2019
    • 2-21-19 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES, WEEK OF FEBRUARY 25 THRU MARCH 1, 2019
  • 6-10-19 SHA NOTICE OF UTILITY RELOCATION AT MD 185 (Conn Ave) @ JONES BRIDGE ROAD
    • 6-10-19 MCDOT:  Intermittent Lane Closures Expected on Connecticut Avenue at Jones Bridge Road
  • 5-29-19 MCDOT:  MD 355 Open House, June 26 & 27 -- The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) is studying options for a new BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) service along MD 355 called FLASH. MCDOT invites you to a public Open House to learn more about FLASH on MD 355 and see the results of the extensive evaluation and preliminary engineering of the alternatives, including ridership, benefits, impacts, and estimated costs.
  • 9-14-18 Bethesda Magazine:  Marriott Development Team Sets Up Construction Email Alerts for Local Businesses, Residents
    • 6-21-19 Marriott International Headquarters, Downtown Bethesda:  NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY -- Week of June 24, 2019
    • 6-14-19 Marriott International Headquarters, Downtown Bethesda:  NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY -- Week of June 17, 2019
    • 6-7-19 Marriott International Headquarters, Downtown Bethesda:  NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY -- Week of June 10, 2019
    • 5-24-19 Marriott International Headquarters, Downtown Bethesda: NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY -- Week of May 27, 2019
    • 5-10-19 Marriott International Headquarters, Downtown Bethesda: NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY -- Week of May 13, 2019
    • 5-3-19 Marriott International Headquarters, Downtown Bethesda: NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY -- Week of May 6, 2019
    • 4-26-19 Marriott International Headquarters, Downtown Bethesda: NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY -- Week of April 29, 2019
    • 4-19-19 Marriott International Headquarters, Downtown Bethesda: NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY -- Week of April 22, 2019
    • 4-12-19 Marriott International Headquarters, Downtown Bethesda: NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY -- Week of April 15, 2019
    • 4-5-19 Marriott International Headquarters, Downtown Bethesda: NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY -- Week of April 8, 2019
    • 3-29-19:  Marriott International Headquarters, Downtown Bethesda:  NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY -- Week of April 1, 2019
    • 3-26-19 Bethesda Magazine:  Woodmont Avenue Utility Work for Marriott Headquarters Shifts to Mornings -- Hours shifted after noise complaints by nearby residents
      • 3-22-19 Marriott International Headquarters, Downtown Bethesda:  NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY -- Week of March 25, 2019
    • 3-15-19 Bethesda Magazine:  Construction Schedule Changes at Marriott Site Contemplated -- Residents complain about nighttime noise from Bethesda project
      • 3-15-19 Marriott International Headquarters, Downtown Bethesda:  NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY -- Week of March 18, 2019
    • 3-8-19 Marriott International Headquarters, Downtown Bethesda:  NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY -- Week of March 11, 2019
    • 3-1-19 Marriott International Headquarters, Downtown Bethesda:  Development Update, Week of March 4, 2019
    • 2-22-19 Marriott International Headquarters, Downtown Bethesda:  Development Update, Week of February 25, 2019
       
  • 3-22-19 Federal News Network 1500 AM:  (AUDIO REPORT)  Walter Reed Medical Center to demolish buildings for nearly 7-year reconstruction project
  • 3-27-19 Bethesda Magazine:  Senator Criticizes Conditions on Bethesda Military Base After Fire -- Van Hollen says state of fire station has been ‘unacceptable’
  • 3-6-19 Naval Support Activity Bethesda (NSAB):  From March 11 to March 15, 2019, NSAB will participate in force protection exercises
     
  • 3-27-19 THE HILL:  Pentagon releases list of military bases most at risk to climate change -- Around Washington, D.C., several sites make the Army, Air Force and Navy lists, including Fort Belvoir, Va., and Fort Meade, Md., both at risk for recurrent flooding; Joint Base Andrews, Md., at risk for flooding, drought and wildfires; and Washington Navy Yard and Joint Base Anacostia Bolling, at risk for flooding and drought.
  • 3-28-19 Pax River Tester:  New employees’ windshield view of Pax River’s history, mission
     
• February 19, 2019 meeting summary, including transpirtation project updates  (4 pages)
  • MD 355 (ROCKVILLE PIKE) CROSSING PROJECT at Medical Center Metro Station:
  • CROSSING PROJECT WORK ZONE MAP
  • 12-12-16  CROSSING PROJECT CONSTRUCTION NOTICE
  • 12-12-17 CROSSING PROJECT WORK COMMENCEMENT NOTICE
  • 2-1-19 CROSSING PROJECT NOISE WAIVER CERTIFICATE
    • Crossing Project:  Construction information and updates
  • SHA Contact Form for BRAC Intersection Improvement Project on MD 185 (Connecticut Ave) -- NOTE: Use "Feedback" tab to register comments or questions)
  • Summary of BRAC Transportation Projects and Commuting Options
  • PRINTABLE TIMELINE:  PROJECT SCHEDULE AND ANTICIPATED COMPLETION
  • Follow Twitter for up-to-the-minute Traffic, Roadwork and Transit U[pdates:
    • BRAC:  @BRACMoCoMD
    • RideOn:  @RideOnMCT
    • Metro:   @WMATA
    • Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation:  @MCDOTNow
    • SHA:  @MDSHA
       
  • 4-13-17 Montgomery County Government:  MCDOT Plans to Accommodate Traffic Throughout MD 355 Crossing Project Construction
    • 2-28-19 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES, WEEK OF MARCH 4-8, 2019
    • 2-21-19 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES, WEEK OF FEBRUARY 25 THRU MARCH 1, 2019
    • 2-13-19 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES, WEEK OF FEBRUARY 18-22, 2019
    • 2-5-19 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES FOR FEBRUARY 8-15
    • 1-30-19 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES FOR FEBRUARY 4-8
    • 1-23-19 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES FOR JANUARY 25 thru FEBRUARY 1
    • 1-17-19 MCDOT:  Emergency Evacuation Drill scheduled for Wednesday, January 23, 2018 at 11:30 AM (NOTE: Drill is only for Project construction personnel
    • 1-16-19 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES FOR JANUARY 18-25
    • 1-8-19 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES FOR JANUARY 11-18
    • 12-19-18 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES FOR DEC. 26-27, 2018 AND JAN. 4-11, 2019
    • 12-12-18 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES FOR DEC. 14-21
    • 12-5-18 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES FOR DEC. 7-14
    • 11-27-18 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES NOV. 30 THRU DEC. 7
    • 11-21-18 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES NOV. 26 THRU DEC. 3
    • 11-13-18 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES NOV. 16 THRU NOV. 23
    • 11-6-18 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES NOV. 9 THRU NOV. 16
    • 10-30-18 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES THROUGH EARLY DECEMBER
    • 10-24-18 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES WEEK OF OCT 29-NOV 2
  • 1-22-19 Bethesda Magazine:  Dump Truck Traffic at Marriott Construction Site Increasing -- 200 trucks a day being deployed, bedrock blasting to begin in March in Bethesda
    • 9-14-18 Bethesda Magazine:  Marriott Development Team Sets Up Construction Email Alerts for Local Businesses, Residents
      • 2-22-19 Marriott International Headquarters, Downtown Bethesda:  Development Update, Week of February 25, 2019
      • 2-15-19 Marriott International Headquarters, Downtown Bethesda:  Development Update, Week of February 18, 2019
      • 2-8-19 Marriott International Headquarters, Downtown Bethesda:  Development Update: Week of February 11, 2019
      • 2-1-19 Marriott International, Downtown Bethesda:  Development Update: Feb. 1, 2019 -- Water Main Break
      • 1-27-19 Marriott International, Downtown Bethesda:  Development Update: Week of January 28, 2019
      • 1-18-19 Marriott International, Downtown Bethesda:  Development Update: Week of Jan. 21, 2019
      • 1-11-19 Marriott International, Downtown Bethesda:  Development Update: Week of Jan. 14, 2019
      • 12-14-18 Marriott International, Downtown Bethesda:  Development Update: Week of Dec. 17, 2018
      • 12-7-18 Marriott International, Downtown Bethesda:  Development Update: Week of December 10, 2018
      • 11-30-18 Marriott International, Downtown Bethesda:  Development Update: Week of December 3, 2018
  • 2-11-19 Bethesda Magazine:  Major Contractors, Developers Want ‘Traffic Relief Plan’ -- County asked for measures to alleviate congestion as multiple projects sprout in Bethesda
  • 11-15-18 Maryland State Highway Administration:  December 6 SHA Community Meeting on MD 185 (Connecticut Ave)/Jones Bridge Rd/Kensington Pkwy Intersection Project
    • 2-19-19 SHA Update on MD 185/Jones Bridge Road Intersection Improvement Project
    • 2-19-19 SHA list of pedestrian upgrades as part of the MD 185/Jones Bridge Road intersection project.
  • 11-20-18 Bethesda Magazine:  Updated: Purple Line Blasting in Bethesda Delayed Until Monday -- Transit partners must coordinate activity with WMATA
     
  • 1-3-19 Naval Support Activity Bethesda (NSAB):  Naval Support Activity Bethesda to Host January 8, 2019 Public Meeting on Draft Environmental Assessment & Transportation Study for USUHS Expansion
    • Environmental Assessment Handout (9 pages)
  • 12-10-18 Washington Post:  Errant ‘active shooter’ alerts that locked down Walter Reed appear the result of multiple miscommunications
    • 12-14-18 Washington Post:  Steps taken to address Walter Reed shooting alert error
  • 11-13-18 WAMU  88.5 FM:  What’s That Bugle Sound On Rockville Pike And What Should You Do If You Hear It?
     
  • 2-25-19 U.S. Department of Defense:  Carderock Researchers Contribute to Book on Ship Stability
  • 2-20-19 Hagerstown Herald-Mail:  Fort Detrick holding town-hall meeting to discuss family housing concerns  -- A gathering is also scheduled for 6 p.m. March 1 at the Glen Haven Community Center, 1200 McMahon Road in Wheaton, Md., for residents from the Forest Glen Annex
  • 2-14-19 MDOT-MTA:  Reminder: Commuter Bus Route 202 Discontinuation -- Maryland Department of Transportation Commuter Bus Route 202, service from Gaithersburg to DOD and Ft. Meade, will be discontinued due to low ridership. The last day of service will be Thursday, February 28, 2019. CommuterDirect.com ticket sales for this route will end February 7 at 2 p.m. As an alternative, passengers may take Commuter Bus Route 201 from Gaithersburg, Shady Grove Metro, Georgia Ave., or Burtonsville Park & Ride to Arundel Mills Mall, then transfer to RTA 502 or AACO AA-202.
  • 2-28-19 Fort Belvoir Eagle:  VDOT Richmond Highway Construction Update