Getting Around:
Commuting Solutions to and through Bethesda
Getting to and around Bethesda is becoming more challenging. The new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center will bring an estimated increase of 2,500 new employees and 500,000 more visits by military and their families. While transportation improvements are being made, there are ways you can help, too, by reducing reliance on solo driving.
What's being done to improve traffic and transportation options
Construction & Traffic Impact Updates; BRAC Project Summaries (updated frequently)
Printable Timeline of Projects and potential traffic disruptions during construction
Here’s how you can get started to work around disruptions::
- Current Work Zones: Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation
- Real Time Traffic Information: Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation
- Maryland Traveler Information: Maryland Dept. of Transportation
- State Highway Administration: Montgomery County area project updates
- National Capital Region Homeland Security News: Emergency Alerts, Traffic, Weather, Utilities
- Public Transit Information
- Customized Trip Planning
- Guaranteed Ride Home
- Carpools/Vanpools
- Park and Ride Lots in Montgomery County
- Biking and Walking
- Telework/Flextime Work Schedules
- Parking Alternatives in downtown Bethesda while Lot 31 at Woodmont @ Bethesda Avenues is under construction
- 12-15-11 Walter Reed NMMC Journal: New Commuter Bus Route Added -- The Maryland Transit Authority (MTA) announced a new bus route slated to ease the week-day trip for commuters to Bethesda in the New Year. Beginning Jan. 3, 2012, staffers at Naval Support Activity Bethesda (NSAB), Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC), National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other area travelers can ride the No. 203 MTA-commuter bus from two locations in Columbia, Md., and two others in Montgomery County.
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