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• Spring-Colesville Garage (Garage 21) Temporary Closure

  • On or about January 1, 2010 Garage 21 in Silver Spring will be temporally closed for approximately 24 months. The garage has experienced deterioration and requires restoration and upgrading. The newly restored garage will include: new floor slabs, elevators, stairs, electrical, plumbing and new brick exterior. Click here for more information. Alternative parking will be available at the Spring-Cameron Garage (Garage 2) and Town Square Garage (Garage 61). Follow the Parking Detour Signs for additional parking. Click here for map of alternative parking. For detailed Mitigation Plan click here.

• Customer Service Survey

  • Montgomery County's Department of Transportation, Division of Parking Management has enlisted the services of Desman Associates to conduct a Parking Customer Service Survey within the Silver Spring, Bethesda, Wheaton and Montgomery Hills (PLD’s). The surveys are preformed to gauge the current performance of the public parking system from customers’ perspective.

  • Beginning the week of October 16th for approximately three weeks, representatives from Desman Associates will be surveying pedestrians in front of County parking structures, in and around County surface lots, and on curbside areas. In an effect to capture the perspective of retail and restaurant business owners, Desman Associates staff will also be surveying street level shops and restaurants. The information you provide is very important in our attempt to better serve you. We want to stress that all information collected will remain completely confidential and be used for statistical purposes only.

• Silver Spring Demand Study

  • Montgomery County's Department of Transportation, Division of Parking Management has enlisted the services of Desman Associates to conduct a Parking Study within the  Silver Spring (PLD). This study is being done to facilitate short and long range planning for parking demand in the Silver Spring PLD. Beginning the week of October 16th for approximately three weeks, representatives from Desman Associates will be will be visiting all the public and private parking systems (garages, on-street spaces, and surface lots) to take inventory and occupancy counts of the spaces.

• New Parking Rates for Bethesda and North Bethesda

  • Effective July 1, 2009 parking rates will increase:

    • Bethesda rate increase: Click for more information

    • North Bethesda rate increase: Click for more information

• Parking Lot 31A Temporary Closure (Nov 1, 2009 - Dec 31, 2009)

  •  Beginning on or about November 1, 2009, Lot 31A (Corner of Woodmont Ave & Bethesda Ave) will be temporally closed for approximately 60 days. The temporary closure is required to facilitate the relocation of utilities necessitated by the public/private re-development of the entire Lot 31 area. Lot 31A will reopen to the public on or about December 31, 2009. The closure of Lot 31A and Lot 31 for the construction of the new underground parking garage is not scheduled until the fall of 2010. For additional information, map and parking options click here.

• Garage 57 (Bethesda Ave & Elm St) Short-term meter expansion

  • On or about August 1, 2009, The Division of Parking will expand the number of short-term meters in Garage 57. Click here for more Information. As a result of this change, the total number of long-term parking spaces will decrease. Click here for map of alternative parking.

• Now Accepting Credit Cards

  • All major credit cards are now accepted at select parking garages in Bethesda, Silver Spring and Wheaton.

    • Bethesda: Woodmont Avenue Garage (Garage 11)

    • Silver Spring: Wayne Avenue Garage (Garage 60),  Ellsworth Drive Garage (Garage 61),  Cameron Street Garage (Garage 7)

    • Wheaton: Amherst Avenue Garage (Garage 45)

• Silver Spring Transit Center Project (SSTC)

  • Effective September 28th 2008 construction will commence on the Silver Spring Transit Center project. This project is expected to last until 2010. Parking may be effected during the SSTC construction project. The Bonifant Street entrance to garage 5 (Bonifant-Dixon Garage) will be closed for the duration of the project. For alternative parking options please click here: SSTC Parking Options.

• Garage Repairs/Renovations
  
  
  • Garage 7 (Cameron-Second Garage) Effective March 1, 2007 the Cameron-Second Garage will be converted from a Cashier Pay System to an automated Pay-by-Space System. This new system is a Self-Service parking system that allows you the convenience to pay for the use of a public parking space using bills and/or coins. For additional information instructions click here: Pay-by-Space.
  • Garage 5/55 (Bonifant-Dixon Garage in Silver Spring) The Bonifant/Dixon Garage is made up of two buildings connected by a bridge over Bonifant Street. The Bonifant Street entrance to the northern building will be closed on/or about September 15th 2008. The northern building can be accessed using the Dixon Avenue entrance. Please follow detours signs when exiting this section of the garage. This closure is expected to last until 2010. 
  • Garage 35 (Woodmont-Rugby Garage in Bethesda) The Woodmont/Rugby Garage will undergo partial deck replacement. Construction will commence on or about July 14, 2008. The project work will take approximately 365 days and will be done in 7 phases. Each phase will close approximately 100 parking spaces. During construction the remainder of the garage (not under construction) will remain open and functional. Parkers are advised to park in Garage 36, located between Delray Avenue and Auburn Avenue.
  • Garage 57 (Bethesda-Elm Garage in Bethesda) The Bethesda/Elm Garage will undergo elevator modernization. The renovation will commence in July 2008 and will take approximately 365 days to complete. During the renovation, some elevators will be temporarly closed.  Only one elevator will be closed at a time, other elevators will remain open and functional.  
• Overtime Parking
  • It is illegal to park longer than the hours stated on the parking meter and, inserting additional coins after the time has elasped does not extend the allowable time a vehicle may remain parked n the same space.
    
    
  • The fine for overtime parking is $40.
    
    
  • Long Term parking is available at public parking lots and garages.  

For further information on parking projects, please call the Montgomery County Parking Project Information Line @ 240-777-8700.  For other general questions on parking, call our Customer Service Unit @ 240-777-6000.