Important: The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), in partnership with the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT), will be conducting two additional Open Houses February 7 and February 8, 2017 (see below for details) to present information and gather community input on potential Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service between Bethesda and Clarksburg along MD 355.

We invite the public to review all of the information presented in this page and to submit comment using the form below. This page will allow you to review display boards, watch a video and submit comments about the MD 355 BRT corridor study. Community input is vitally important to the MD 355 BRT corridor study and your interest and participation are greatly appreciated.

MD 355 Project

This page contains an overview of the Maryland 355 (MD 355) project, as well as important reference documents. It also contains information related to its information public meetings commonly know as open houses. Other events of public outreach such as corridor advisory committee (CAC) meetings do not appear on this page.

About the Project

Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), in partnership with Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT), is planning the implementation of bus rapid transit (BRT) on Maryland 355 (MD 355). This project is part of the Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan. It spans from Clarksburg to Bethesda. Most of its alignment goes along MD 355 (North Frederick Road, Rockville Pike, and Wisconsin Ave). MD 355 is an activity center corridor planned for high level of development.

In addition to this website, MDOT's website also provides useful information about this project.

This project is divided into two sections: north and south. The former falls north of Rockville Metro station. It is characterized by hearvy congestion and high transit ridership. It has several major existing and planned activity nodes, including Gaithersburg and Rockville.

The later falls south of Rockville Metro station. It is characterized by very heavy congestion and high transit ridership potential. Trips on this section are shorter and they represent a wide variety of travel purposes (shopping and recreation, in addition to commuting). This section has several planned or existing activity nodes, including Rockville, Twinbrook, White Flit, National Institutes of Health/Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and Bethesda's central business district.

Note: map at left presents the latest potential BRT stations under study as of April, 2016.

Important Documents

Different events, such as open houses, corridor advisory committees, and other planning meetings, have taken place. They have resulted in the production of various documents. Nonetheless, the following documents constitute the most important ones:

Open Houses

Open houses constitute opportunities for residents to stop in, learn about this project, ask questions, and offer comments to our staff. Below are the open houses that have taken place or are about to take place.

1^st Round

In spring of 2016, two open houses took place. One was on April 28^th at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, and a second one was on May 3^rd 2016 at Gaithersburg High School. At these gatherings, the following documents and the following video were presented or mentioned to the public: