Moving Forward. Faster.

Dedicated to faster and more reliable transit service.

Bus Priority Projects

This Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) program provides for the planning, design and construction of improvements to bus service. The Bus Priority Project includes multiple projects that improve local bus timing, ease of access and safety such as marked dedicated bus lanes; queue jumps; passenger boarding and lighting improvements; implementation of transit signal priority; enhanced bus stops; and other similar improvements that will increase reliability and result in faster buses throughout Montgomery County.

These improvements will advance the transit network as specified by master plans. Potential improvements may also be identified through other planning and transit operations studies or requested by community members.

Completed Bus Priority Projects

Marked Dedicated Bus Lanes at Crystal Rock Drive, Century Blvd. and Aircraft Road

servicing the Germantown Transit Center (Completed December 2021)

University Boulevard between Amhurst Ave. and Dennis Ave. Following a 12 month pilot and evaluation the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), on May 22, 2025, determined that the Dedicated Bus Lanes will remain on this section of University Boulevard beyond the planned pilot timeline. This effort was a parnership beween MCDOT's Bus Priority Project initiative, MDOT and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's Metro Bus, to improve transit service in the community.

University Blvd. (MD 193)
between Amherst Avenue and Dennis Avenue

Future Projects

Marked Dedicated Bus Lanes at Veirs Mill Road, servicing the Wheaton Metrorail Station, Planned Completion Spring 2025
Bus Shelter Improvements at Flower Avenue, Planned Completion Summer 2025