Montgomery County, MD

MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

This page has chronological updates about the BRAC process, as discussed at community meetings.

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Overview of BRAC at Bethesda Naval Hospital:

• Map of impacted communities and intersections near Bethesda Naval Hospital (pdf)
• Walter Reed-Bethesda:  Naval Support Activityy-Bethesda 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:

• Summaries of BRAC Integration Committee Meetings
  •  2012      2011      2010      2009      2007-08
     

2013 Committee Meetings:

• Septenber 17, 2013 meeting summary   (6 pp)
  • Summary of BRAC Transportation Projects and Commuting Options
    • Printable Timeline: Anticipated Project Completion and Potential Construction-Related Traffic Disruptions in Bethesda (as of September 6, 2013)
    • SHA Intersections Projects documentation
  • PRESENTATION:  Naval Support Activity-Bethesda (NSAB) Final EIS and Record of Decision (ROD)  (10 pp)
    • 9-11-13 Bethesda Now:  Navy Gives Formal Go-Ahead On Base Construction
      • 9-10-13 Federal Register:  Notice of the NSAB EIS Record of Decision
      • Final EIS and ROD are available on the project website
    • 7-19-13 Bethesda Now:  Navy Releases Final Study Of New Parking, Construction At Walter Reed
    • 7-19-13 Walter Reed National Military Medical Center:  Environmental Impact Statement for Medical Facilities Development & University Expansion at NSA Bethesda -- EIS can be found in the "Document Library"
    • 8-13-13 County Executive Ike Leggett Comments on Final EIS  (2 pp)
    • 8-8-13 Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  New Lanes Opening to Improve Traffic Flow
    • 8-22-13 Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  Bicycling Workshop Rolls out a New Way to Commute
  • 9-18-13 Bethesda Now: Neighborhood Parking Hard Problem To Solve Around Military Medical Center
    • 9-4-13 Bethesda Now:  Neighborhood May Get Parking Permits To Keep Walter Reed Employees Out
  • 6-21-13 Gazette.Net:   $68 million project to ease traffic on Rockville Pike, increase pedestrian safety -- Including: pedestrian tunnel and high-speed elevators to Medical Center Metro
    • 8-28-13 County Dept. of General Services, Office of Procurement:  Proposed Awardees for BRAC MD 355 Crossing Project  (scroll down to #1027863
    • 8-26-13 WRC/NBC4 TV:  Potential Metro Red Line Closure Years Away -- Structural and maintenance problems at the Friendship Heights and Medical Center stations have Metro considering closure for several weeks
      • 9-6-13 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Metro hopes to avoid weekday shutdowns for tunnel repairs
      • 9-5-13 Washington Post:  Metro seeks long-term fix, considers possible shutdown of Red Line for water problems
  • 6-21-13 Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA):  Resurfacing Project on MD 185 Will Impact Traffic Through Late August -- Motorists Should Expect Lane Closures on Connecticut Avenue
    • 8-4-13 Washington Post:  Dr. Gridlock’s traffic, transit tips: What’s happening with ‘single-tracking?’ -- Paving Progress on Connecticut Ave at Jones Bridge Road; ICC Bus Changes
    • 7-2-13 Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch:  Repaving Begins on Connecticut Ave. at Jones Bridge Rd. -- Work crews are entering into the final phase of the intersection improvement project
    • 6-17-13 MCDOT Traffic Study and Preliminary Designs to complete traffic safety mitigation project for Chevy Chase Valley neighborhood: Platt Ridge Drive extension  (NOTE some of these files are very large)
      • Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation. Div. of Transportatioon Engineering:   Project Description -- Platt Ridge Drive extension
  • 8-9-13 State Highway Administration:  SHA Completes Resurfacing on MD 355 in Bethesda Beginning This Sunday Night -- Motorists Should Expect Traffic Impacts on Wisconsin Avenue Through Late Fall
    • 8-11-13 WRC / NBC4 TV:  Major Road Work to Slog Bethesda, Chevy Chase
    • 8-9-13 Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch:  Wisconsin Avenue Resurfacing to Begin Sunday Night: Weather permitting, the work should be completed by the late fall -- The state highway administration will resurface one mile of Wisconsin Avenue (Maryland state Route 355) from Montgomery Avenue to Jones Bridge Road and more than a mile of Wisconsin Avenue from the Washington, DC, line to Bradley Boulevard
  • 8-26-13 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Lane closures to begin Monday on Maryland's 355
    • 8-23 13 Maryland State Highway Administration:  MD 355 Safety and Resurfacing Project Begins in Bethesda -- Project Will Improve Ride Quality Between Bradley Blvd and Montgomery Avenue
  • 8-8-13 Bethesda Now:  Lot 31 Excavation Almost Done, Road Closure Set For Aug. 17
    • 8-6-13 Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation:  Bethesda Avenue-Woodmont Avenue project (parking lot #31) update: blasting ends; some road closures on August 17
    • 8-12-13 Bethesda Now:  Blasting Will Mean Traffic, Pedestrian Disruptions At 8300 Wisconsin Ave.
  • 6-27-13 Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation:  Metro Update: Red Line maintenance now available for several months in advance
  • 7-11-13 Maryland Transit Administration: MTA Responds to Public Support for ICC Commuter Buses
    • 7-11-13 WTOP 103.5 FM:  WTOP Exclusive: MTA keeps 2 ICC commuter bus routes
    • 7-11-13 Bethesda Now:  MTA To Make Changes To Walter Reed Commuter Bus
  • 7-9-13 Bethesda Now:  AAA: Defense Furloughs Could Mean Less Traffic
    • 8-3-13 USA TODAY:  Military hospitals shrinking services to meet spending cuts: Because of staff furloughs, patients are asked to practice more patience in getting health care needs met -- Patients at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and other premier military hospitals are being sent to private doctors and having surgery and other treatment delayed because of furloughs to medical personnel, according to interviews and internal documents
    • 8-6-13 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Sequester cuts hit Walter Reed; staff members weigh in
    • 8-6-13 WJLA/ABC7 TV:  DOD spending cuts hit Walter Reed Hospital in Bethesda
    • 8-7-13 Baltimore Sun:  Pentagon cuts civilian furlough days -- 45,000 in Maryland affected; unpaid leave for most to end next week
    • 7-18-13 FOX News:  Military communities brace for 'hardship' as defense furloughs take effect -- Among those to first raise concerns about the furloughs were advocates for wounded combat soldiers at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center -- the country’s top facility for wounded warriors. Roughly 2,400 workers at the suburban Washington facility – including doctors and therapists -- were notified in May about being furloughed, which  advocates say could jeopardize the quality of care.
    • 8-28-13 USA TODAY:  Military civilian medical workers quit after furloughs
  • 7-4-13 Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  Healing Plaza Dedication Trumpets Integration Success
    • 8-8-13 United States Navy:  Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) Researchers Help Demonstrate Vaccine Protects Against Malaria
    • 8-15-13 Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  Warrior Transition Brigade (WTB) Prepares Wounded, Ill and Injured Soldiers for Next Steps
    • 8-29-13 Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  Eco Friendly Navy Exchange Recognized With Award
    • 9-12-13 Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  NSAB Holds Change of Command Ceremony
      • 9-19-13 Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  Commander’s Column -- I’d like to take this opportunity to (re)introduce myself as the new commander of Naval Support Activity Bethesda
    • 9-12-13 Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  Clark to Assume Command of Walter Reed Bethesda
  • 8-7-13 Gazette.Net:  Walter Reed pharmacies closed on weekends
    • 8-15-13 FOX News:  In about-face, Walter Reed opens dining hall to wounded warriors after Fox News reporting
      • 8-15-13 FOX News:  (VIDEO)  Pentagon quickly reverses change to Walter Reed dining
      • 8-15-13 FOX News:  (VIDEO)  Troubling budget cuts hit Walter Reed Medical Center
  • 7-25-13 Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  Commander's Column -- For eight years, Navy Medicine National Capital Area (NCA) has ensured a seamless integration through Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC), representing the Navy component to the Joint Task Force – Capital Medical Region (JTF CapMed), and serving as a conduit of information for the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED). Next week, on July 31, we will bid the NCA team farewell, and show our appreciation for their tireless efforts, as they disestablish during a ceremony in the Memorial Auditorium at 10 a.m.
    • 9-12-13 U.S. Department of Defense:  Defense Health Agency leans forward to change
    • 8-8-13 Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  Navy Medicine National Capital Area Stands Down
    • 7-17-13 Federal Daily.com:  DOD updates Congress on Defense Health Agency plan
    • 7-16-13 NextGov.com:  Pentagon Expects to Save $2.4 Billion by Reforming Military Health Care
  • 8-30-13 Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation:  Bikeshare Coming Soon to Montgomery County -- Memberships Now Available
    • 8-6-13 Washington Post:  How Capital Bikeshare has grown
    • 8-6-13 Washington Post:  The army behind Capital Bikeshare’s rebalancing
    • 8-6-13 Washington Post:  As Capital Bikeshare expands in popularity and size, it runs into logistical issues
  • 9-5-13 Washington Post:  Weekend MARC trains between D.C. and Baltimore will start Dec. 7, O’Malley announces
  • 8-5-13 Gazette.Net:  State earmarks $1 billion in transportation money for Montgomery -- Purple Line to receive $680 million, CCT slated for $100 million
    • 8-5-13 Bethesda Now:  Maryland Looking For Private Funding For Purple Line
    • 9-6-13 Washington Post:  Purple Line study details impacts of building and operating light-rail line
  • 7-26-13 Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation:  County Council public hearing September 24: Countywide transit corridors plan ***NEW DATE
    • 7-15-13 Gazette.Net:  New bus rapid transit plan won’t require more property along Md. 355 -- Plan calls for buses to run along curbed lanes
  • 8-5-13 Bethesda Now:  Suburban Hospital Close To Applying For Expansion Project
  • 7-12-13 Fort Detrick Standard:  Forest Glen Annex Temporarily Closing Gate -- Beginning July 15, Forest Glen Annex will close Linden Gate to vehicles and pedestrians due to furlough staffing reductions. All vehicles and pedestrians must use Brookville Gate for all entries and exits, 24/7.  With this change, the Montgomery County Ride-on Bus Number 4 will no longer enter the installation, and riders should use the Linden & Warren Street bus stop, and walk down to Brookville Rd. for installation access.  Northbound riders are advised to use the Number 2 Northbound to access the post interior, which will eliminate the long walk to the post.
    • 6-26-13 Washington Post:  Access to Silver Spring’s Forest Glen during toxic-chemical cleanup worries neighbors
      • 6-26-13 Washington Post:  (GRAPHIC)  Hazardous sites at the Forest Glen Annex -- Seven sites on the site of the old Forest Glen annex have been identified for cleanup by the U.S. Army after medical waste and unsafe levels of 30 chemicals were found in the soil, groundwater and stream water
    • 9-11-13 Gazette.Net:  Residents, board protest temporary fence for Forest Glen Annex contamination -- Army Corps to offer public comment period
    • 7-26-13 Fort Detrick Standard:  Attractant or No Attractant? That is the Question for Researchers at Forest Glen Annex
    • 8-1-13 Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  Museum Bridges Gap between Medicine of the Past and Medicine of the Future
  • 6-21-13 Gazette.Net:  Construction of intelligence campus in Bethesda underway -- New, greener buildings and walking paths
  • 7-22-13 Washington Post:  NSA growth fueled by need to target terrorists
  • 7-9-13 U.S. Department of Defense:  Fort Belvoir Hospital Aims to Redefine Military Health Care
    • 7-9-13 U.S. Department of Defense:  Fort Belvoir Hospital Strives for Health Care Excellence
    • 7-22-13 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Traffic relief comes for Mark Center commuters
• June 18, 2013 meeting summary  (6 pp)
  • Summary of BRAC Transportation Projects and Commuting Options
    • Printable Timeline: Anticipated Project Completion and Potential Construction-Related Traffic Disruptions in Bethesda (as of May 7, 2013)
    • SHA Intersections Projects documentation
  • 6-4-13 Bethesda Now:  County Holding Public Meeting On Rockville Pike Tunnel
    • 6-18-13 MCDOT Public Meeting Notice: MD 355 Multimodal Crossing Project at Medical Center Metro Station
    • 6-18-13 PRESENTATION:  MCDOT PUBLIC MEETING on MD 355 Multimodal Crossing Project at the Medical Center Metro Station  (15 pp)
      • MCDOT Web Site for the BRAC MD 355 Multimodal Crossing Project
      • 5-29-31 MCDOT Request for Expressions of Interest (REOI) for MD 355 Multimodal Crossing Project  (40 pp)
        • Procurement information for REOI (scroll down to Project #1027863)
        • 4-19-13 MCDOT Industry Information Meeting for Design-Build MD 355 Multimodal Crossing Project at the Medical Center Metro Station and the MD 355/Jones Bridge Road Intersection Improvement Project
        • 4-19-13 MCDOT Industry Information: Detailed Presentation  (28 pp)
    • 6-19-13 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Plan would create pedestrian crossing under Md. 355
      • 6-19-13 Bethesda Now:  Some Worry Pedestrian Tunnel Crossing Could Actually Hurt Pedestrian Safety
  • 3-27-13 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Wounded warriors can't find parking for treatment at Walter Reed
    • 5-23-13 Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  Bethesda Notebook -- Spring Commuter Fair
    • 5-2-13 Walter Reed NMMC Journal: Drop Arm to be Lowered Soon -- On, or about, Monday, May 6, the drop arms at Building 54 and Building 32 (Multi Use Parking Structure) will be in operation. To enter these garages, you must have a proximity card issued by Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bethesda Security to open the gate.
    • 3-25-13 Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation:  Who to call for Residential Parking Permit enforcement issues
  • 6-10-13 Draft Timeline for EIS for Medical Center Development and University Expansion at Naval Support Activity-Bethjesda
    • 6-11-13 Stars and Stripes:  Former Landstuhl commander slated for Army's top medical job in Europe -- Also selected for promotion to one-star, Col. Jeffrey B. Clark is expected to pin on his new rank July 1 and transfer command July 30 before heading off to command Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.
    • 6-17-13 Bethesda Now:  Defense Department Establishes First Brain Tissue Repository In Bethesda
  • 6-16-13 Washington Post:  Dr. Gridlock -- Road-work season spreads across Maryland -- Several state projects are underway in the hope of improving travel near the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, sandwiched between Rockville Pike and Connecticut Avenue in Bethesda
    • 5-16-13 SHA Presentation to NIH on Old Georgetown Rd / West Cedar Lane intersection project  (9 pp)
    • 3-28-13 Bethesda Now:  Examiner Editorial: Do Away With Rockville Pike ‘Death Lane’ — The ever provocative Washington Examiner editorial board yesterday came out against the State Highway Administration’s proposed extra lane for Rockville Pike at Cedar Lane. The Board labeled it a “death lane,” because an independent traffic analyst hired by residents against the project concluded it would cause safety issues in a merge area. SHA officials at the March 19 meeting cited in the editorial denied that, saying the designed merge area is standard throughout the state and country.
      • 4-12-13 Locust Hill community response to SHA "Phase 4" Air Quality Analysis  (5 pp)
      • 4-12-13 Locust Hill community response to SHA "Phase 4" Noise Analysis  (3 pp)
  • 6-7-13 Gazette.Net:  Riders argue against cancellation of ICC bus routes -- Maryland Transit Administration could discontinue service by August
    • 6-7-13 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Three ICC bus routes face the chopping block
      • 6-6-13 Statement of Phil Alperson, Montgomery County BRAC Coordinator
      • 6-6-13 Statement of Ilaya Hopkins, Western Montgomery Citizens Advisory Board
    • 5-24-13 Bethesda Now:  Leggett Asks MTA To Reconsider Cutting Walter Reed Commuter Bus
    • 5-24-13 Letter from County Executive Leggett to MTA Concerning Proposals to Eliminate Commuter Bus Routes Serving Bethesda Medical Center  (2 pp)
      • 5-31-13 Western Montgomery Citizens Advisory Board letter to County Execuitve  (2 pp)
      • 6-10-13 Letter to MTA from Council Member Roger Berliner  (2 pp)
      • 5-24-13 WTOP 103.5 FM:  MTA proposes route cuts to commuter buses
      • 5-21-13 Bethesda Now:  Bethesda BRAC Watchers Not Happy With State’s Plan For Commuter Bus
      • 5-18-13 Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch:   State of Maryland to Cancel 3 ICC Bus Routes? -- Gaithersburg, Ft. Meade, Bethesda, Columbia and College Park could lose some public transportation options.
        • 5-13-13 Maryland Transit Administration (MTA):  Notice of Public Hearings -- The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) gives notice of 3 public hearings on proposed changes to the ICC commuter bus routes. The MTA is proposing to reallocate resources from three of the routes to other transit bus service due to low ridership. The affected commuter bus routes are:  Nos. 202, 203, and 205. Route No. 202 operates weekday peak service between Gaithersburg and DOD/Fort Meade. Route No. 203 operates weekday peak service between Columbia and Bethesda. Route No. 205 operates weekday peak service between College Park and Germantown. The proposed date to discontinue service is August 1, 2013.
  • 4-4-13 Bethesda Now:  The Most Disruptive Construction Zones In Bethesda
    • 5-23-13 Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation:  Bethesda Avenue-Woodmont Avenue project (parking lot #31) update
    • 5-21-13 Gazette.Net:  More blasting scheduled in Bethesda -- Residents should expect five months of blasting
    • 3-25-13 Montgomery County Government:  Department of Transportation Seeks Resident Involvement; New Brochure Details Opportunities for Public Input
  • 5-31-13 Gazette.Net:   Comment period extended on proposed Montgomery bus rapid transit system -- Public has until June 7 to weigh in on plan
    • 5-30-13 Bethesda Now:  Planning Board Agrees To Extend Public Commenting Period On Bus Rapid Transit
    • 5-17-13 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Montgomery County residents speak out on bus rapid transit
    • 5-17-13 Bethesda Now:  Bus Rapid Transit Hearing Shows Much Is Left To Debate
    • 5-21-13 Bethesda Now:  Ditching Cars For Bus Rapid Transit A Tough Sell
    • 4-4-13 County Planning Board Work Session on Countywide BRT Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan -- Repurposing two lanes of MD 355
      • 4-4-13 Gazette.Net:  Montgomery County planning board supports ideas for encouraging local bus travel -- Dedicated lanes on Md. 355, other roads under consideration
      • 5-16-13 Public Hearing Draft: Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan  (110 pp)
  • 6-12-13 Bethesda Now:  Bethesda Trolley Trail Extension To Include Shared Lane
  • 6-2-13 Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch:  With Bikeshare Come New Bike Lanes for Montgomery County -- The county transportation department will spend $200,000 preparing roads in Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Rockville, Silver Spring and Takoma Park
    • 6-7-13:  MoCo Wants Residents To Review Bikeshare Station Locations
    • 6-10-13 Bethesda Now:  Proposed Bikeshare Locations For Bethesda
  • 5-18-13 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Purple Line will rely on federal, private funding
  • 5-19-13 Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch Capital News Service):  Corridor Cities Transitway, Traffic Relief in the Distance for Commuters -- Maryland looks to buses to loosen traffic-tied I-270
  • 3-27-13 Gazette.Net:  Gate changes at Forest Glen Annex
    • 5-3-13 Gazette.Net:  Army finds contaminants, not source, at Forest Glen Annex -- Study identifies high levels of chloroform, arsenic
    • 5-17-13 Fort Detrick Standard:  Fort Detrick and Forest Glen Annex Restoration Advisory Board Updates
    • 4-5-13 WTOP 103.5 FM (Associated Press):  Einstein's brain in 3D at Md. military museum
  • 5-30-13 Marine Link.com:  Engineers Put Next-Generation U.S. Navy Ships to the Test
  • 5-31-13 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Vets fume over Walter Reed furloughs
  • 4-1-13 Washington Post:  Capital Business -- Officially complete, BRAC continues to change local area
    • 5-30-13 Baltimore Business Journal:  $2.5B Fort Meade project offers an in on specialized security work
    • 5-15-13 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Widening of U.S. 1 to ease Fort Belvoir commute -- This fall, a project to widen U.S. 1/Richmond Highway between Telegraph Road and Mount Vernon Memorial Highway will begin to help ease the commute to Fort Belvoir. Funded by the Department of Defense, the project will cost $180 million and will take three years to complete. It will widen the road from four lanes to six.
• March 19, 2013 meeting summary  (5 pp)
  • Summary of BRAC Transportation Projects and Commuting Options
    • Printable Timeline: Anticipated Project Completion and Potential Construction-Related Traffic Disruptions in Bethesda (as of 1-15-13)
    • SHA Intersections Projects Documentation
  • PRESENTATION:  SHA Traffic Analysis Update for Intersection Improvement Project at Rockville Pike/Cedar Lane  (15 pp)
  • PRESENTATION:  SHA Noise Analysis for Intersection Improvement Project at Rockville Pike/Cedar Lane  (44 pp)
  • PRESENTATION:  SHA Air Quality Analysis Technical Report, March 2013  (53 pp)
    • 3-14-13 Locust Hill Citizens Assn. response to SHA Traffic Analysis Update  (5 pp)
    • 3-20-13 Bethesda Now:  Rockville Pike Residents Angry Over Proposed Extra Lane
    • 3-20-13 Gazette.Net:  Plan for new Rockville Pike lane angers locals -- Residents claim extra lane will do little to ease congestion
  • PRESENTATION:  Planning Department Staff Draft Recommendations -- Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan; would "repurpose" two lanes of traffic on Rockville Pike for dedicated Bus Rapid Transit from Friendship Heights through Milestone/Germantown  (48 pp)
    • 3-14-13 Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission:  Planners to Present Countywide Transit Corridor Recommendations to Planning Board -- In some areas, such as Rockville Pike, where forecast ridership is as high as 2,500 people per hour in rush hour in the peak direction, planners recommend creating median busways by reducing the existing six traffic lanes to four
    • 3-18-13 Cover Memo -- Planning Department Staff Draft: Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan  (6 pp)
    • 3-18-13 Planning Department Staff Draft: Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan  (67 pp)
    • 3-19-13 Gazette.Net:  Montgomery Planning Board rejects first draft of Bus Rapid Transit -- Next draft will include language on why decisions were made, Cole says
      • 3-18-13 Bethesda Now:  Bus Rapid Transit Could Mean Two Fewer Lanes For Rockville Pike Traffic
      • 3-19-13 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Bus rapid transit: Will it solve traffic problems in MoCo?
      • 3-19-13 WJLA/ABC7 TV:  Planners propose two bus only lanes for Rockville Pike
      • 3-20-13 Bethesda Now:  Many Not Ready To Give Up Traffic Lanes For Bus Rapid Transit
  • 2-15-13 WRC / NBC4 TV:  Changes Coming to Ease Rockville Pike Traffic Pain
    • 2-14-13 Bethesda Now:  Metro ‘Advances’ New Medical Center Metro Entrance
    • 2-14-13 WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority):  Metro Board advances new entrance at Medical Center Station
  • 2-12-13 Bethesda Now:  (VIDEO)  10 Minutes On Rockville Pike -- Naval Support Activity Bethesda (NSAB) says it takes between 10 and 15 minutes to drive from downtown Bethesda to the Beltway/I-270 junction during rush hour on northbound 355
    • 2-12-13 Bethesda Patch:  Why Does Bethesda-Chevy Chase Hate Helicopters? -- Residents complain of overhead flight noise
    • 3-13-13 Gazette.Net:  Metro station escalators to be upgraded -- Contracts awarded for escalators, MetroAccess improvements
  • 2-25-13 Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation:  Bethesda Avenue-Woodmont Avenue project (parking lot #31) update: blasting concludes; concrete pouring soon to begin
    • 2-5-13 Gazette.Net:  Blasting restarts at Lot 31 site in Bethesda -- Lot 31 crews clearing rock for parking garage over next few weeks
  • 2-14-13 Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  New NSAB Parking Rules Take Effect in March
  • 1-31-13 Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  Commander Cites Accomplishments, Priorities in State of WRNMMC Address
    • 1-23-13 WRC/NBC4 TV  (VIDEO REPORT):  Alternative Medicine & the Military -- The U.S.'s military medical school is right here in the D.C. area. It's where students train to be doctors in the battlefield. It's also the only medical school in the country that now requires students to learn what used to be known as alternative medicine
    • 3-22-13 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Daunting task: Saving the life of a hero at Walter Reed
  • 3-19-13 Gazette.Net:  Break out the brains: students learn neuroscience at National Museum of Health and Medicine -- Museum celebrates Brain Awareness Week with hands-on activities
  • 1-31-13 Gazette.Net:  Army to release results of Forest Glen studies -- Investigation of ballfield dump site to be discussed
    • 2-11-13 Gazette.Net:  Army finds contaminants near Forest Glen Annex -- Arsenic, radon found in soil
      • News and Information about Forest Glen Annex
    • 3-23-13 Washington Post:  Real Estate -- House of the Week: National Park Seminary condo for $870,000
  • Intelligence Community Campus-Bethesda (ICCB):  Updated Army Corps of Engineers Project site
    • News and Information about Intelligence Community Campus-Bethesda
    • 2-8-13 Bethesda Now:  Officials Show Off New Bethesda Intelligence Base Designs
• January 15, 2013  meeting summary  (6 pp)
  • 1-16-13 WTOP 103.5 FM:  BRAC-related traffic solutions moving forward in Bethesda
    • 1-16-13 Bethesda Now:  Officials Detail Progress Of Bethesda Intersection Projects
    • Summary of BRAC Transportation Projects and Commuting Options
    • Printable Timeline: Anticipated Construction-Related Traffic Disruptions in Bethesda (as of 1-15-13)
  • PRESENTATION:  Navy briefing on temporary Medical Swing Space construction to accommodate long-term Comprehensive Master Plan construction  (4 pp)
    • 12-5-12 Bethesda Now:   Panetta Visits Walter Reed A Year After Dedication -- Nearly 4,000 employees have moved to the Naval Hospital Bethesda base after 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) mandated Walter Reed merge onto the Wisconsin Avenue campus. The original estimate was 2,500, a discrepancy nearby residents and some local officials say has contributed to a major traffic mess
    • 1-16-13 Bethesda Now:  Walter Reed In Bethesda Faces Reduced Parking During Construction
    • 9-14-12 Walter Reed National Military Medical Center: (LINKS TO RELATED DOCUMENT LIBRARY)  DRAFT Environmental Impact Statement for Medical Facilities Development & University Expansion at NSA Bethesda
      • 9-27-12 Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  Commander's Column -- Being a good neighbor on campus and to our friends outside the fence line
      • 9-24-12 Gazette.Net:  Navy: Proposed Walter Reed expansion would have no significant effect on traffic -- Kass: Commute times would increase by as long as 17 seconds
      • 10-3-12 Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation News Release:  U.S. Department of the Navy public hearings October 4 and 11: Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Walter Reed Campus
      • 10-4-12 Draft EIS Public Presentation: Summaries  (24 pp)
      • 10-4-12 Naval Support Activities-Bethesda: Public Comment Form on DRAFT EIS
      • 10-6-12 Gazette.Net:  Proposed expansion to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center criticized -- Residents voice concerns about traffic
      • 10-6-12 Bethesda Now:  Few Attend Walter Reed Expansion Public Hearing
      • 10-5-12 Washington Examiner:  Navy says medical center expansion won't add much traffic
      • 10-23-12 County BRAC Coordinator Comments on Draft EIS  (3 pp)
  • PRESENTATION:  SHA update on four Intersection Improvements Projects  (23 pp)
    • 11-1-12 Bethesda Patch:  Council Committee To Hear Update On Walter Reed Traffic Projects -- The hearing is set for 2:30 p.m. Thursday
      • 11-1-12 SHA update on construction schedule of Intersections Projects  (21 pp)
    • 12-11-12 Bethesda Patch:  Funds Released for Improvements to Major Chevy Chase Intersection -- This is the second set of funds released for specific transportation improvements to help ease traffic problems on roads leading to the Bethesda medical campuses
      • 1-3-13 U.S. Congressman Chris Van Hollen News Release:  Van Hollen, Mikulski, Cardin Announce Release of $12.6 million in Federal Funds for BRAC-Related Transportation Project in Bethesda -- Federal Funds to Improve Access to Walter Reed National Military Center, Ease Congestion in Surrounding Community -- Funds for SHA Intersection Improvement projects at Maryland Route 355 (Rockville Pike) and West Cedar Lane/Cedar Lane. and at Maryland 355 and Jones Bridge Road/Center Drive.
      • 1-9-13 SHA response to 9-6-12 Locust Hill Citizens Association re: "Phase 4" of the Rockville Pike/Cedar Lane intersection project  (3 pp)
        • 1-9-13 SHA traffic analysis re: Phase 4  (1o pp)
        • 9-6-12 Locust Hill Citizens Association leter to SHA  (3 pp)
    • 10-10-12 Gazette.Net:  Letter to the Editor: Remember why the traffic’s bad in Bethesda -- Perhaps when waiting for the light near the hospital has anyone taken the time to look around and see the increased number of brave young men missing limbs that this facility strives to take care of?
  • PRESENTATION:  SHA landscape restoration plans for Connecticut Ave/Jones Bridge Road intersection  (6 pp)
  • 10-16-12 Gazette.Net:  Planning board to review NIH, NSA Bethesda expansions and Chevy Chase Lake Sector Plan -- Items scheduled for Oct. 18
    • 10-18-12 Montgomery County Planning Board:  Public Hearing on Draft EIS, Master Plans, and Traffic Management Plans for Walter Reed-Bethesda and NIH
    • 10-18-12 Agenda and Links to Staff Documents for 10-18 12 Planning Board Hearings
    • 10-18-12 Washington Post:  Next influx at NIH, Walter Reed requires traffic-control plan, Montgomery says
    • 10-18-12 County BRAC Coordinator Testimony  (3  pp)
      • 10-19-12 WRC/NBC4-TV:  (VIDEO)  Heading Off NIH Expansion Traffic Congestion -- Traffic congestion is common in front of the NIH complex in Bethesda.  Now there's work going on to ease the traffic headaches before they get worse
      • 10-19-12 Gazette.Net:  Planning board considers expansions at NIH, NSA Bethesda -- Commissioner: ‘If I lived in this neighborhood, my main priority would be to get them to add no new parking’
      • 10-19-12 Bethesda Now:  County, Planning Officials Express Angst Over NIH, Walter Reed Redevelopment
      • 10-19-12 Bethesda Patch:  County BRAC Coordinator: Rockville Pike Traffic 'Dramatically Worse' -- A Navy traffic study doesn't offer a complete picture as to how traffic has worsened near Walter Reed Bethesda since the BRAC transition last year, according to county BRAC coordinator Phil Alperson
      • 10-19-12 Bethesda Patch:  Planning Board Commissioner Blasts NIH Parking Plan -- Bethesda campus, which employs 20,000, may see the addition of 3,000 workers over the next 20 years -- and planners want fewer employees driving to work
    • 11-2-12 Gazette.Net:  NIH urged to reduce plans for additional parking -- Master plan calls for 1,500 additional spaces
  • 9-24-12 Bethesda Now:  Cardin, Mikulski, Van Hollen Tout Federal Funding of Tunnel Project
    • 9-24-12 U.S. Senator Ben Cardin News Release:  Cardin, Mikulski, Van Hollen Present $40m Check To Montgomery County For New Pedestrian Tunnel Between NIH And Walter Reed
  • 10-4-12 Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  Commuter Fair Brings Alternative Transportation Opportunities
    • 10-18-12 Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  Make Your Voice Heard, with Commuter Feedback Survey
  • 11-7-12 Bethesda Now:  Navy To Unveil Revamped On-Base Store Saturday
    • 11-10-12 WTTG / FOX5 TV:  A new kind of Navy Exchange
  • 12-2-12 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:  Walter Reed cancer center to be named for Murtha -- Late congressman was advocate of medical care for military members and their families
    • 12-4-12 U.S. Department of Defense News Release:  Panetta Praises 'Outstanding' Walter Reed Employees
    • 11-6-12 USO News Release:  USO to Break Ground on State-of-the-Art Warrior and Family Center at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at Bethesda -- USO hosts ground breaking ceremony for USO Warrior and Family Center at Bethesda to support troops battling visible wounds of war, along with their families and caregivers
    • 1-3-13 Washington Post:  At Fisher Houses, military families share a roof and sometimes their grief
  • 11-30-12 Gazette.Net:  BRAC drives job gains in Maryland -- Fort Meade, other bases fuel public and private growth
    • 11-22-12 Washington Post:  Talking turkey about ‘jointness’ -- Walter Pincus "Fine Print" National Security column
  • 11-9-12 Gazette.Net:  Development blitz under way in Bethesda -- Mixed-use projects popping up downtown, on Rockville Pike
    • 11-30-12 Bethesda Patch:  Old Georgetown Road Pedestrian Bridge Re-Opens -- The bridge was closed for a renovation project
    • 11-9-12 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Montgomery Co. unveils plan for future bus rapid transit system
    • 9-20-12 Bethesda Now:  County Makes Adjustments at Woodmont Ave Closure
    • 12-15-12 Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation:  Bethesda Avenue-Woodmont Avenue project (parking lot #31) update
    • 1-15-13 Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett News Release:  Leggett Announces Amended Six-Year Capital Construction Budget; Continued Budget Constraints Focus Funding on Critical Capital Needs While Delaying Some Projects -- Elmhirst Parkway Bridge: $1,965,000 to replace this structurally deficient bridge.  Federal aid will fund $1,048,000 of the project costs
  • 9-27-12 Gazette.Net:  $499M contract will renovate Intelligence Community Campus in Bethesda -- Contract awarded to Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., Baltimore
    • 10-8-12 Washington Business Journal:  Bethesda intelligence campus plan advances
  • 10-17-12 Gazette.Net:  Community, Army investigate contamination at Forest Glen Annex -- Restoration Advisory Board to meet Oct. 18
    • 10-19-12 Gazette.Net:  Testing to begin Monday at Forest Glen Annex contaminated site -- Carcinogens suspected at the Silver Spring location
    • 11-14-12 Gazette.Net:  Fate of historic trail uncertain in Army restoration project -- Ireland Drive may close due to contamination cleanup
    • 12-10-12 Gazette.Net:  Petroleum spill site poses little risk, contractor says -- Underground contaminants at Forest Glen Annex assessed
    • Summary of clean-up sites and related issues at Forest Glen Annex
  • 10-15-12 Washington Post:  Capital Business -- At Walter Reed site, officials push for a town center
  • 11-27-12 Politico:  Maryland lawmakers build 'Fort Cyber'
    • 11-26-12 WAMU 88.5 FM:  Planners Tackle Traffic Congestion To Fort Meade
  • 11-9-12 Joint Base Andrews Gazette:  NAVFAC Washington awards contract for new medical facilities

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