Montgomery County, MD

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.  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.
    • Directions to Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center
    • B-CC Regional Services Center EVENTS Calendar
       
• Summaries of BRAC Integration Committee Meetings 
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2018  Committee Meetings:

• October 16, 2018 transportation project updates  (BIC meeting was cancelled but click here for updates as of October 16, 2018)
  • 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
    • 11-3-18 CROSSING PROJECT NOISE WAIVER CERTIFICATE
      • Crossing Project:  Construction information and updates
  • SHA Contact Form for BRAC Intersection Improvement Projects on MD 355 (Rockville Pike), MD 185 (Connecticut Ave), and MD 187 (Old Georgetown Rd) -- 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
       
  • 5-25-18 Montgomery Community Media:  (VIDEO REPORT)  Crews Build Underground Metro Connection in Bethesda
    • 4-23-18 Bethesda Magazine:  Work Underway To Modify Entrance to Downtown Bethesda -- Crews are narrowing the merge lane from Wisconsin Avenue to Woodmont Avenue near the National Institutes of Health
  • 4-13-17 Montgomery County Government:  MCDOT Plans to Accommodate Traffic Throughout MD 355 Crossing Project Construction
    • 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
    • 10-17-18 MCDOT:  REMINDER: 24/7 LANE CLOSURE IN EFFECT THRU MID-NOVEMBER: WESTBOUND JONES BRIDGE RD TURN LANE ONTO NORTHBOUND ROCKVILLE PIKE
    • 10-11-18 MCDOT:  REMINDER: 24/7 LANE CLOSURE IN EFFECT THRU MID-NOVEMBER: WESTBOUND JONES BRIDGE RD TURN LANE ONTO NORTHBOUND ROCKVILLE PIKE
    • 10-9-18 MCDOT:  24/7 LANE CLOSURE ON JONES BRIDGE RD FOR APPROX. 5 WEEKS;   OCT 11, PLANNED DAYTIME OFF-PEAK LANE CLOSURE ON NORTHBOUND ROCKVILLE PIKE
    • 10-2-18 MCDOT:  OCT 1-5, PLANNED DAYTIME OFF-PEAK LANE CLOSURES ON SOUTHBOUND ROCKVILLE PIKE; 24/7 LANE CLOSURE ON JONES BRIDGE RD BEGINS OCT. 8 (RATHER THAN OCT. 15) FOR APPRX 5-6 WEEKS
    • 9-26-18 MCDOT:  1) OVERNIGHT LANE CLOSURES SUNDAY NIGHT SEPT. 30;  2) OCT 1-5, PLANNED DAYTIME OFF-PEAK LANE CLOSURES ON SOUTHBOUND ROCKVILLE PIKE;  3) LANE CLOSURES COMING TO JONES BRIDGE RD OCT. 15
    • 9-20-18 MCDOT:  SEPT. 24-28, PLANNED DAYTIME OFF-PEAK LANE CLOSURES ON SOUTHBOUND ROCKVILLE PIKE; LANE CLOSURES COMING TO JONES BRIDGE ROAD
    • 9-12-18 MCDOT:  REMINDER:  SEPT. 17-21 PLANNED DAYTIME OFF-PEAK LANE CLOSURES ON SOUTHBOUND ROCKVILLE PIKE
    • 9-5-18 MCDOT:  REMINDER:  SEPT. 4-7 & 10-14, PLANNED DAYTIME OFF-PEAK LANE CLOSURES ON SOUTHBOUND ROCKVILLE PIKE
    • 8-30-18 MCDOT:  REMINDER:  SEPT. 4-7, PLANNED DAYTIME OFF-PEAK LANE CLOSURES ON SOUTHBOUND ROCKVILLE PIKE
    • 8-23-18 MCDOT:  REMINDER:  PLANNED DAYTIME & OVERNIGHT OFF-PEAK LANE CLOSURES ON SOUTHBOUND ROCKVILLE PIKE, WEEK OF AUGUST 27-30
    • 8-21-18 MCDOT:  UPDATE: WED AUG 22, 9AM-3PM: A NORTHBOUND Lane of Rockville Pike will be closed at South Wood Drive (Navy Gate).
    • 8-16-18 MCDOT:  REMINDER:  PLANNED DAYTIME & OVERNIGHT OFF-PEAK LANE CLOSURES ON SOUTHBOUND ROCKVILLE PIKE, WEEK OF AUGUST 20-24
    • 8-9-18 MCDOT:  REMINDER:  PLANNED DAYTIME OFF-PEAK LANE CLOSURES ON SOUTHBOUND ROCKVILLE PIKE, WEEK OF AUGUST 13-17
    • 8-2-18 MCDOT:  REMINDER: PLANNED DAYTIME & NIGHTTIME OFF-PEAK LANE CLOSURES ON SOUTHBOUND ROCKVILLE PIKE, WEEK OF AUGUST 6-10
    • 7-27-18 MCDOT:  REMINDER:  PLANNED DAYTIME & NIGHTTIME OFF-PEAK LANE CLOSURES ON SOUTHBOUND ROCKVILLE PIKE, JULY 30-AUG 3
    • 7-19-18 MCDOT:  REMINDER:  PLANNED DAYTIME & NIGHTTIME OFF-PEAK LANE CLOSURES ON SOUTHBOUND ROCKVILLE PIKE, JULY 23-27
    • 7-12-18 MCDOT:  REMINDER: PLANNED DAYTIME OFF-PEAK LANE CLOSURES ON SOUTHBOUND ROCKVILLE PIKE FOR APPROX FOUR WEEKS, JULY 9-AUG 3
    • 7-9-18 MCDOT:  PLANNED DAYTIME OFF-PEAK LANE CLOSURES ON SOUTHBOUND ROCKVILLE PIKE FOR APPROX. FOUR WEEKS, JULY 9-AUG 3
  • 10-8-18 Montgomery Community Media:  Worker Killed at Tunnel Project in Bethesda
    • 10-8-18 Bethesda Magazine:  Police Investigating Death at Bethesda Construction Site -- 43-year-old struck by pipe, pronounced dead at local hospital
  • 7-23-18 Bethesda Magazine:  What’s Coming -- A guide to the major construction projects that are underway or coming soon in downtown Bethesda
    • 7-26-18 BISNOW Real Estate News:  How Bethesda's Office Boom Will Affect Its Retail, Restaurant Scene
    • 10-1-18 Bethesda Magazine:  Park Place? -- The county’s new blueprint for downtown Bethesda calls for more parks, but questions remain about the timing and who will pay for them
    • 9-14-18 Bethesda Magazine:  Marriott Development Team Sets Up Construction Email Alerts for Local Businesses, Residents -- Blackwell building demolition in downtown Bethesda should be completed Friday
      • 11-16-18 Marriott International, Downtown Bethesda:  Development Update: Week of November 19, 2018
      • 11-9-18 Marriott International, Downtown Bethesda:  Development Update: Week of November 12, 2018
      • 11-2-18 Marriott International, Downtown Bethesda:  Development Update: Week of November 5, 2018
      • 10-26-18 Marriott International, Downtown Bethesda:  Development Update: Week of October 29, 2018 
      • 10-19-18 Marriott International, Downtown Bethesda:  Development Update: Week of October 22, 2018
      • 10-12-18 Marriott International, Downtown Bethesda:  Development Update: Week of October 15, 2018
      • 10-5-18 Marriott International, Downtown Bethesda:  Development Update: Week of October 8, 2018
      • 10-1-18 Marriott International, Downtown Bethesda:  Development Update: Week of October 1, 2018
      • 9-21-18 Marriott International, Downtown Bethesda:  Development Update: Week of September 24, 2018
  • 9-22-18 Washington Post:  Is Metro finally becoming rainproof? -- Metro said it is seeing evidence the $12.2 million it spent to prevent water leakage in its Red Line tunnels was successful
  • 7-27-18 BISNOW Real Estate News:  Bike-Oriented Development: 8 Projects Planned Along D.C.'s Cycling Trails
    • 9-13-18 Montgomery County Government:   Octobee 5, 2018 -- Learn More About Bethesda Bicycle and Pedestrian Capital Improvement Projects
  • 7-18-18 Bethesda Magazine:  Get Ready for Lane Closures on Connecticut Avenue and Rockville Pike as State Resurfaces Roads -- The $6.7 million projects should be completed by fall 2019   
  • 7-10-18 Bethesda Magazine:  Public Invited to July 25 Bethesda Workshop on Study of Easing I-270, Beltway Congestion -- State transportation officials are looking at adding toll lanes on the major highways
    • 7-10-18 Maryland State Highway Administration:  MDOT SHA to Hold Public Workshops July 17, 18, 24 & 25 on Preliminary Alternatives on I-495 & I-270 in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties
  • 7-12-18 MCDOT:  MCDOT Hosts Open House on “NextGen TDM” Proposals to Support Multi-Modal Options
     
  • 7-12-18 MCDOT:  Department of the Navy to Hold Public 'Scoping' Meeting on Proposed Construction at Walter Reed Campus
    • 7-12-18 Bethesda Magazine:  U.S. Navy Looking for Public’s Input on Proposed Addition at Bethesda Installation -- Thursday night open house features plans for multistory education and research laboratory and parking garage at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
  • 8-17-18 NSAB:  Capt. Mary S. Seymour assumed the role of commanding officer of Naval Support Activity Bethesda during a ceremony held at the installation Aug. 17. Capt. Seymour relieves Capt. Marvin L. Jones
  • 7-12-18 NSA Bethesda/Walter Reed NMMC JOURNAL:  Jones Retiring After 41-Year Military Career
  • 7-26-18 NSA Bethesda/Walter Reed NMMC JOURNAL:  Commander’s Corner -- It saddens me to abruptly announce that this edition of The Journal is the final issue. Today, at the request of our publisher, we’re signing off on the final issue of NSA Bethesda’s newspaper
  • 7-26-18 NSA Bethesda/Walter Reed NMMC JOURNAL:  (PHOTOS)  NSA Bethesda Took a Tour of the MD 355 Project 
  • 7-25-18 Broadway World:  HBO Announces Documentary Lineup for Second Half of 2018 -- WE ARE NOT DONE YET (Nov.). This documentary follows veterans and active-duty service members from varied backgrounds who come together to combat their traumas through the written word in a USO-sponsored arts workshop at Walter Reed National Military Hospital
  • 9-28-18 Washington CityPaper:  What the Doctors Order: A Hospital Chef Has Staff and Patients Lining Up for Food -- Those in the know at Walter Reed
    National Military Medical Center crave Caribbean on Fridays
     
  • 9-21-18 Federal News Radio WFED 1500 AM:  Research center shows off the future of military medicine -- Last week, the Army’s Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) showed academia, industry and other government agencies that the medical field is working in the top tech fields just as much as other parts of DoD.... The research center, located at Fort Detrick, Maryland, held its fourth annual open house on Sept. 12.
  • 9-21-18 Bethesda Magazine:  Primary Care Clinic for Veterans Opens in Gaithersburg -- Annual check-ups, women’s health and mental health services available
    • 9-20-18 Joint Base Andrews Gazette:  Veterans welcome new Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County
  • 8-7-18 U.S. Department of Defense:  Collaboration forum brings researchers from Navy labs to Carderock
    • 9-12-18 U.S. Department of Defense:  Weaponry, Technology and Threats Improve Destroyers Over Time
  • 10-16-18 Annapolis Capital Gazette:  Commander: Fort Meade is an engine driving economic change in Maryland
    • 9-20-18 Fort Meade Soundoff:  Route 504 bus service to begin -- The Regional Transit Authority Route 504 FGGM/Odenton MARC bus is a few days away from making its initial departure from the Odenton MARC station and bringing commuters onto Fort Meade.
  • 8-8-18 Aberdeen Proving Ground:  MD designates new BRAC zone in Harford County
     
• June 19, 2018 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
    • 7-6-18 CROSSING PROJECT NOISE WAIVER CERTIFICATE
      • Crossing Project:  Construction information and updates
  • SHA Contact Form for BRAC Intersection Improvement Projects on MD 355 (Rockville Pike), MD 185 (Connecticut Ave), and MD 187 (Old Georgetown Rd) -- 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
       
  • 5-25-18 Montgomery Community Media:  (VIDEO REPORT)  Crews Build Underground Metro Connection in Bethesda
  • 4-23-18 Bethesda Magazine:  Work Underway To Modify Entrance to Downtown Bethesda -- Crews are narrowing the merge lane from Wisconsin Avenue to Woodmont Avenue near the National Institutes of Health
  • 4-13-17 Montgomery County Government:  MCDOT Plans to Accommodate Traffic Throughout MD 355 Crossing Project Construction
    • 6-15-18 MCDOT:  PLANNED LANE CLOSURES ON ROCKVILLE PIKE FOR WEEKS OF JUNE 18-22 AND JUNE 25-29
    • 6-8-18 MCDOT:  DAYTIME SINGLE LANE CLOSURES JUNE 11-15 on Rockville Pike, NORTHBOUND between Glenbrook Pkwy/Jones Bridge Rd, AND EASTBOUND ON JBR between Rockville Pk/Brandt Place
    • 5-31-18 MCDOT:  DAYTIME LANE CLOSURES PLANNED JUNE 4-8 on Rockville Pike, NORTHBOUND between Glenbrook Pkwy and Jones Bridge Road
    • 5-29-18 MCDOT:  CONTROLLED BLASTS PLANNED FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2018
    • 5-25-18 MCDOT:  CONTROLLED BLASTS PLANNED FOR TUESDAY, MAY 29, 2018
    • 5-24-18 MCDOT:  LANE CLOSURES PLANNED MAY 29-JUNE 1 on Rockville Pike, NORTHBOUND between Woodmont Ave and Jones Bridge Road
    • 5-24-18 MCDOT:  REVISED - CONTROLLED BLASTS PLANNED FOR FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2018
    • 5-22-18 MCDOT:  CORRECTED – DAYTIME LANE CLOSURES: PLANNED MAY 21-24 on Rockville Pike between Woodmont Ave and Chestnut St
    • 5-21-18 MCDOT:  CONTROLLED BLASTS PLANNED FOR MAY 21 & 24, 2018
    • 5-16-18 MCDOT:  RE-REVISED BLASTING SCHEDULE – CONTROLLED BLASTS PLANNED FOR THURSDAY MAY 17, 2018
    • 5-16-18 MCDOT:  REVISED BLASTING SCHEDULE THIS WEEK – CONTROLLED BLASTS PLANNED FOR MAY 16, 2018
    • 5-14-18 MCDOT:  DAYTIME LANE CLOSURES PLANNED MAY 14-18 on Rockville Pike between Woodmont Ave and Chestnut St
    • 5-6-18 MCDOT:  DAYTIME LANE CLOSURES PLANNED MAY 7-11 on Rockville Pike between Woodmont Ave and Chestnut St
    • 5-6-18 MCDOT:  CONTROLLED BLASTS PLANNED FOR MAY 11, 2018
    • 4-30-18 MCDOT:  DAYTIME LANE CLOSURES PLANNED APRIL 30-MAY 4 on Rockville Pike between Woodmont Ave and Chestnut St
    • 4-26-18 MCDOT:  CONTROLLED BLASTS PLANNED FOR APRIL 30, 2018
    • 4-23-18 MCDOT:  CONTROLLED BLASTS PLANNED FOR APRIL 24 & 27
    • 4-19-18 MCDOT:  LANE CLOSURES PLANNED APRIL 23-27 on Rockville Pike between Woodmont Ave and Chestnut St
    • 4-12-18 MCDOT:  SINGLE LANE CLOSURE PLANNED APRIL 16-20 on Rockville Pike between Woodmont Ave and Chestnut St
    • 4-12-18 MCDOT:  CONTROLLED BLASTS PLANNED FOR APRIL 16, 17 & 20
    • 4-11-18 MCDOT:  REVISED SCHEDULE: CONTROLLED BLAST PLANNED FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11
    • 4-6-18 MCDOT:  SINGLE LANE CLOSURES PLANNED APRIL 9-13 on Rockville Pike between Woodmont Ave and Chestnut St
    • 3-30-18 MCDOT:  CONTROLLED BLASTS PLANNED FOR WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 5 & 6
    • 3-30-18 MCDOT:  SINGLE LANE CLOSURES PLANNED APRIL 2-6 AND APRIL 9-13 on Rockville Pike between Woodmont Ave and Chestnut St
    • 3-23-18 MCDOT:  CONTROLLED BLASTS PLANNED FOR MARCH 26, 29 & 30
    • 3-23-18 MCDOT:  SINGLE LANE CLOSURES planned MARCH 26-30 on Rockville Pike between Woodmont Ave and Chestnut St
    • 3-19-18 MCDOT:  CONTROLLED BLASTS PLANNED FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 22
    • 3-15-18 MCDOT:  CONTROLLED BLAST PLANNED FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 16
    • 3-14-18 MCDOT:  SINGLE LANE CLOSURES planned MARCH 19-22 on Rockville Pike between Woodmont Ave and Chestnut St
    • 3-8-18 MCDOT:  CONTROLLED BLASTS Planned for MARCH 14 & 15
    • 3-7-18 MCDOT:  SINGLE LANE CLOSURES planned MARCH 12-16 on Rockville Pike between Woodmont Ave and Chestnut St
    • 3-5-18 MCDOT:  RESCHEDULED SiINGLE LANE CLOSURES on Rockville Pike in MARCH and APRIL, near Jones Bridge Road and Woodmont Avenue
    • 3-2-18 MCDOT:  CONTROLLED BLASTS Planned for MARCH 5, 6 & 8
  • 5-1-18 DC Urban Turf:  The 3,350 Residential Units Planned for Downtown Bethesda
  • 5-24-18 MCDOT:  LOOK OUT for our innovative NEW pedestrian and bikeway infrastructure and learn how to safely navigate these traffic patterns and road markings in Montgomery County
  • 5-3-18  NSA Bethesda/Walter Reed NMMC JOURNAL:  NSAB Encourages Bike to Work Day Participation
    • 3-15-18 NSA Bethesda/Walter Reed NMMC JOURNAL:  NSAB Changes Carpool Parking Distribution -- Naval Support Activity Bethesda (NSAB) is changing the way it distributes carpool parking permits and plans to move the carpool parking spaces into three garages
  • 4-4-18 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Public gets chance to weigh in on Md. toll lane plans
    • 4-3-18 Maryland State Highway Administration:  MDOT SHA Seeks Input for I-495 & I-270 Managed Lanes Study at Public Open Houses This Month in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties -- Citizens Encouraged to Attend Mid-April Evening Meetings in Upper Marlboro, Clarksburg, Bethesda and Greenbelt
  • 6-15-18 Source of the Spring blog:  Lyttonsville Place Bridge to Close Monday for Replacement Work
  • 4-18-18 Association of Defense Communities:  Thornberry Proposes Massive Cuts to Support Agencies -- DOD’s Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) and six other defense support agencies would be eliminated by Jan. 1, 2021, as part of a proposal to streamline Pentagon bureaucracy unveiled Tuesday by House Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas)
    • 4-23-18 THE HILL:  Republican's plan to cut Pentagon waste eliminates an office designed to do just that -- The other problem is that one of his targets for elimination is the Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA). This is the agency that manages the process of closing bases and turning them over to communities, civilian agencies, and private interests for redevelopment. If he shuts that office down, Thornberry will actually be preserving waste that the military is eager to discard
    • 4-18-18 Stars and Stripes:  Armed Services member opposes plan to cut 25 percent from dozens of DOD agencies
    • 4-17-18 Defense News:  Major bill aims to slash Pentagon bureaucracy
    • 4-17-18 Federal News Radio WFED 1500 AM:    House proposal would eliminate DISA, 6 other agencies to save money in DoD -- The plan cuts DoD’s so-called “Fourth Estate” by 25 percent by 2021. The Fourth Estate is comprised of 28 agencies that are not part of a military service and employs 200,000 civilian personnel and nearly 600,000 contractors
       
  • 3-13-18 Healthcare Design:  Naval Facilities Engineering Command Awards Contract For Medical Projects -- The new buildings include...an approximately 478,000-square-foot research and laboratory addition to the medical school at the Uniformed Services University of Health Services in Bethesda, Md. This roughly $280-million project will comprise approximately 120,000 square feet of laboratories, a bio-safety Level 3 laboratory and six radiology rooms, including MRIs.
     
  • 4-5-18 Washington Post:  Tired of the Smithsonian? These small, quirky museums are worth a visit -- The National Museum of Health and Medicine in Silver Spring has an impressive permanent collection of anatomical specimens and medical oddities
  • 6-14-18 Washington Post:  The Parks at Walter Reed -- Massive redevelopment coming to former Walter Reed Army Medical Center site in Northwest
  • 6-8-18 Marine Technoplogy News:  Navy Tests Scale Models in Big Facilities -- Inside Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division
    • 4-17-18 U.S. Department of Defense:  Wanted: experienced ship designers -- Having experienced designers on the ship design team who have worked together on other designs was the main theme of Bob Keane’s presentation during Rear Adm. David W. Taylor Naval Architecture Lecture on April 12 at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Maryland
    • 3-19-20 The Hill is Home blog:  Lost Capitol Hill: The Experimental Model Basin  -- Eventually, the Navy settled on a site in Carderock, Maryland, and the David Taylor Model Basin has continued to be an important part of the Navy’s research since it opened in 1940
  • 4-18-18 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Plans for Richmond Highway includes widening, Bus Rapid Transit system -- Plans are on the drawing boards to transform Richmond Highway in Alexandria, which call for a nearly 9-mile Bus Rapid Transit system from the Huntington Metro station to Fort Belvoir
  • 4-5-18 NAS Patuxent River TESTER:  A glance back: Celebrating Pax River's 75 years of naval aviation excellence, 1943-2018
     
• February 27, 2018 meeting summary, including transportration 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
    • 2-6-18  CROSSING PROJECT NOISE WAIVER CERTIFICATE
      • Crossing Project:  Construction information and updates
  • SHA Contact Form for BRAC Intersection Improvement Projects on MD 355 (Rockville Pike), MD 185 (Connecticut Ave), and MD 187 (Old Georgetown Rd) -- 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 the Construction Project Also Outlined
    • 2-26-18 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project Update -- Single Controlled Blasts Planned for FEB. 27 and MARCH 2
    • 2-20-18 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project Update:  SINGLE LANE CLOSURES on Rockville Pike in MARCH and APRIL, near Jones Bridge Road and Woodmont Avenue
    • 2-16-18 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project Update -- Single Controlled Blasts Planned for FEB. 21 and FEB. 22
    • 2-2-18 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project Update -- TWO SINGLE CONTROLLED BLASTS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, FEB. 6 AND FRIDAY, FEB. 9
    • 1-29-18 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project Update -- TWO SINGLE CONTROLLED BLASTS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, JAN. 31
    • 1-24-18 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project Update -- TWO SINGLE CONTROLLED BLASTS SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY, JAN 26
    • 1-23-18 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project Update: CONTROLLED BLAST RE-SCHEDULED FROM WEDNESDAY, JAN. 24 TO THURSDAY OR FRIDAY, JAN. 25 OR 26
    • 1-19-18 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project Update: SINGLE CONTROLLED BLASTS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY JAN 22 & WEDNESDAY JAN 24
    • 1-16-18 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project Update: SINGLE CONTROLLED BLASTS RESCHEDULED TO WEDNESDAY JAN 17 & THURSDAY JAN 18
    • 1-5-18 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project Update: SINGLE CONTROLLED BLASTS SCHEDULED MONDAY JAN 8 & THURSDAY JAN 11
    • 12-26-17 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project Update: SINGLE CONTROLLED BLAST SCHEDULED WEDNESDAY JAN. 3, 2018
    • 12-18-17 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project Update: SINGLE CONTROLLED BLAST SCHEDULED WEDNESDAY DEC 20
    • 12-13-17 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project Update: SINGLE CONTROLLED BLAST RESCHEDULED TO THURSDAY DEC 14 -- Another blast previously scheduled for Friday, December 15 is POSTPONED TO NEXT WEEK
    • 12-11-17 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project Update: SINGLE CONTROLLED BLASTS TUESDAY DEC 12 & FRIDAY DEC 15
    • 12-6-17 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project Update: CONTROLLED BLAST SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY DEC 8th, POSTPONED FROM DEC. 7th
    • 12-1-17 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project Update: SINGLE CONTROLLED BLASTS — DECEMBER 4, 6 & 7
    • 11-17-17 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project Update: CONTROLLED BLAST & DAYTIME LANE CLOSURE, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21
    • 11-13-17 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project Update: CONTROLLED BLAST NOV. 16 / LANE CLOSURES DAYTIME THURSDAY & FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 & 17
    • 11-3-17 MCDOT:  Crossing Project Update -- Controlled Blasts Scheduled for MONDAY NOV. 6 AND WEDNESDAY NOV. 8
    • 10-27-17 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project Update: Controlled Blast Scheduled for MONDAY OCT. 30
    • 10-20-17 MCDOT:  Crossing Project Update: Controlled Blasts Scheduled for WEDNESDAY OCT. 25 AND FRIDAY OCT. 27
  • 12-15-17 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Red Line tunnel work to disrupt night, weekend service through February -- The single-tracking will occur in stretches between the Friendship Heights and Grosvenor-Strathmore stations beginning Dec. 22.
  • 10-19-17 NSA Bethesda/Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  Changes to “Rainbow Parking” -- “Rainbow parking” on Naval Support Activity Bethesda (NSAB) allows employees with parking permits to park in a spot not dedicated to their parking pass color from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • 1-25-18 NSA Bethesda/Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  NSAB Set to Participate in Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2018 -- Naval Support Activity Bethesda (NSAB) is set to participate in annual Navy wide training exercises that will consist of several security training events. For two weeks, starting Jan. 29, this could impact some operations around the base
    • 1-25-18 NSA Bethesda:  ADVISORY: From Jan. 29 to Feb. 9, Naval Support Activity Bethesda (NSAB) will participate in the annual Citadel Shield – Solid Curtain exercises. A possibility exists that traffic may briefly be impacted in and around the installation during training drills tied to the exercise
    • 12-29-17 Washington Post:  Walter Reed garage relentlessly illuminates Bethesda neighborhood
  • 12-1-17 MCDOT:  MCDOT Wins Grants for Four Bikeshare Stations and Safe Routes to School Program -- The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) has received a Bikeways Grant Award from the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Maryland Bikeways Program to install four bikeshare stations along the Bethesda Trolley Trail
  • 1-17-18 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Toll lanes over Potomac, DC Streetcar changes, road widenings: Big projects inch forward
  • 1-24-18 Bethesda Magazine:  How Could White Flint Work for Amazon? -- Montgomery County has planned to transform the strip-mall dominated commercial area into a new urban community--and landing Amazon could propel development forward
  • 1-3-18 MCDOT:  BUS RAPID TRANSIT (BRT) is coming to MD 355 -- Open Houses Jan. 22, Jan, 24, Feb. 1
    • 11-1-17 MCDOT:  BUS RAPID TRANSIT (BRT) is coming to US 29 -- Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) is hosting 3 Open Houses where residents can learn about the project, ask questions, and provide feedback to our staff
       
  • 1-11-18 NSA Bethesda/Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  Commander's Corner -- We’re excited to kick-off 2018 with our second annual “Construction Issue.”
    • WRNMMC Construction Outlook: 2018  
    • Construction in 2017 Preps NSAB for Medical Center Addition and Alterations (MCAA) Project  
    • Outpatient Annex Set to Open in 2018  
    • Progress to Continue on MD 355 Crossing Project through 2018  
    • Tunnel to be Built for Pedestrian Use  
    • Crosswalk Use Encouraged to Increase Pedestrian Safety  
    • Shuttle 101: Fast Facts About NSAB Shuttle System  
    • Information and Resources  
    • 2018 Construction Timeline 
  • 11-2-17 NSA Bethesda/Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  Warrior Transition Brigade Kicks Off Warrior Care Month
  • 2-8-18 USUHS:  Uniformed Services University Offers Degree Opportunities for Enlisted Members
    • 10-19-17 NSA Bethesda/Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  College of Allied Health Sciences Awards First Degree -- Congress granted approval in the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act for the Uniformed Services University (USU) to grant undergraduate degrees
  • 12-14-17 NSA Bethesda/Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  Free Downloadable Book Tells Stories of Combat Casualty Care, Military Healthcare Advances
  • 11-8-17 U.S. Department of Defense:  USNS Comfort Restocks to Continue Post-Hurricane Care
  • 12-6-17 United States Army:  Army-developed Zika vaccine induces strong immune response in early trials -- "It is imperative to develop a vaccine that prevents severe birth defects and other neurologic complications in babies caused by Zika virus infection during pregnancy," said Dr. Kayvon Modjarrad, WRAIR's Director for Emerging Infectious Diseases, the Zika program co-lead and the article's lead author
  • 11-3-17 United States Air Force:  3-D printing takes wounded warriors to a new dimension
  • 12-22-17 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Dogs still on duty at Walter Reed despite popular program’s suspension
  • 2-14-18 EIN Newsdesk:  Traumatic Brain Injury: FDA Actions and Research -- Scientists also are working with human volunteers with Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
  • 1-12-18 National Museuum of Health and Medicine:  Wounded Warrior's Art Theraphy Exhibit at Military Medical Museum; Upcoming Talk to Feature Artist
     
  • 11-27-17 Fast Company CO.DESIGN:  The Architecture Of 21st-Century Intelligence -- The modern intelligence agency hides in plain sight.
    • 1-31-18 USA TODAY:  How the U.S. is using terrorists' smartphones and laptops to defeat them -- In a nondescript, highly secured building in this Washington suburb, a group of U.S. government technicians and linguists are downloading massive amounts of data from phones, hard drives, CDs and other devices, providing a huge boost to the U.S. intelligence community as it hunts terrorists
  • 10-18-17 Air Med & Rescue Magazine:  US Army investigates unmanned medevac and medical resupply -- Researchers at the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) at Fort Detrick, Maryland, are developing solutions for a future where soldiers on the battlefield have few or no lines of communication with those in the rear
  • 2-15-18 Fort Belvoir Eagle:  Community recognizes ongoing partnership with Belvoir
  • 12-20-17 Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star:  DoD medical facility in Stafford one step closer to reality
  • 2-10-18 Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star:  Navy's decision to move workers from Dahlgren perplexes local officials -- The Navy announced in July that 154 scientists, engineers and researchers with the Chemical Biological Radiological Defense (CBRD) division are being transferred from Naval Support Facility Dahlgren to the Indian Head facility, across the Potomac River in Maryland
  • 11-5-17 BayNet.com:  How one man changed the landscape in Southern Maryland -- In 1996 the Base Realignment Act activities fostered a major consolidation of Naval Aviation Activities to Pax River that included the Research and Development function previously carried out in Warminster, PA along with activities from Trenton NJ and elsewhere. The Patuxent River Naval Air Station had become a world class campus known not only for Test and Evaluation of Aircraft but as a state of the art engineering complex that was unique worldwide.