November 2017 Midcounty Corridor Study Update

The Montgomery County Council approved the resolution titled “Transportation Solution for Northwest Montgomery County” on October 31, 2017. The resolution instructs the County Planning Board to ignore M-83, the long-planned roadway which would connect the Midcounty Highway in Gaithersburg to Snowden Farm Parkway in Clarksburg, when making future decisions about development.

Project Documents

Transportation Solution for Northwest Montgomery County

Midcounty Corridor Study Supplemental Study

March 2015 Draft Preferred Alternative/Conceptual Mitigation Report (PA/CM):

Volume I - Draft Preferred Alternative/Conceptual Mitigation Report

Volume II - Appendices

MCDOT February 4, 2014 Responses to Comments from USACE/MDE/EPA/the City of Gaithersburg:

MDE Information Request Letter resulting from Public Comment Period:

Montgomery County Planning Board’s Recommendations on the Midcounty Corridor Study

USACE Information Request Letter resulting from Public Comment Period:

EPA Comment Letter on the May 2013 Draft EER:

The City of Gaithersburg Comment Letter on the May 2013 Draft EER:

May 2013 Draft Environmental Effects Report (EER):

Alternative 5 - MD 355 with Service Roads:

Alternative 8 - Master Plan Alignment truncated at Watkins Mill Road:

Alternative 9 - Master Plan Alignment:

Midcounty Corridor Study Video:

Mid county Corridor Study Traffic Report:

Alternatives Retained for Detailed Study:

Purpose and Need


Public Workshops / Meetings / Hearings

USACE/MDE Joint Public Hearing
August 7, 2013
Seneca Valley High School (click link to view location map, pdf, 98kb)
19401 Crystal Rock Drive
Germantown, MD 20874
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Poster Session
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM Public Hearing
Public Notice for USACE/MDE Joint Public Hearing (pdf, 3.1 mb)
Transcript for USACE/MDE Joint Public Hearing (pdf, 903 kb)

Briefing with Planning Board
July 18, 2013, 3:00 PM
8787 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Presentation Slides (pdf, 2.5 mb)

Briefing with the City of Gaithersburg at Mayor and City Council Work Session
May 13, 2013, 7:30 PM
31 South Summit Avenue
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Presentation Slides (pdf, 2.4 mb)

Public Workshop #3
June 6, 2012, 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Watkins Mill High School, Cafeteria
10301 Apple Ridge Road
Gaithersburg, MD 20879

Meeting Materials:
Video:
- Video at low resolution (Window Media Video (.wmv), 31 Mb)
- Video at high resolution (Window Media Video (.wmv), 167 Mb)

Handout (pdf, 9.9 Mb)
Welcome (pdf, 1.25 Mb)
Study Process and Schedule (pdf, 501 Kb)
Purpose and Need (pdf, 654 Kb)
Stay Involved (pdf, 575 Kb)
Summary of Impacts (pdf, 988 Kb)

Final Alternatives Retained for Detailed Study (ARDS) Map (pdf, 12.3 Mb)

Alternative 1 - No-Build
Description (pdf, 691 Kb)

Alternative 2 - Transportation Systems Management/Transportation Demand Management
Description (pdf, 654 Kb)

Alternative 4 Modified - Brink/Wightman/Snouffer School/Muncaster Mill:
Description and Typical Sections (pdf, 1.5 Mb)
Plan Sheet 1 (pdf, 2.7 Mb)
Plan Sheet 2 (pdf, 3.1 Mb)
Plan Sheet 3 (pdf, 3.3 Mb)
Plan Sheet 4 (pdf, 3.3 Mb)
Plan Sheet 5 (pdf, 3.1 Mb)
Plan Sheet 6 (pdf, 2.9 Mb)
Plan Sheet 7 (pdf, 4.3 Mb)

Alternative 5 - MD 355 with Service Roads:
Description and Typical Sections (pdf, 1.3 Mb)
Plan Sheet 1 (pdf, 2.4 Mb)
Plan Sheet 2 (pdf, 2.7 Mb)
Plan Sheet 3 (pdf, 2.8 Mb)
Plan Sheet 4 (pdf, 3.1 Mb)
Plan Sheet 5 (pdf, 3.0 Mb)
Plan Sheet 6 (pdf, 2.8 Mb)
Plan Sheet 7 (pdf, 3.0 Mb)

Alternative 8 - Master Plan Alignment truncated at Watkins Mill Road:
Description and Typical Sections (pdf, 1.8 Mb)
Plan Sheet 1A (pdf, 4.4 Mb)
Plan Sheet 1B (pdf, 4.6 Mb)
Plan Sheet 1D (pdf, 4.7 Mb)
Plan Sheet 2 (pdf, 3.3 Mb)
Plan Sheet 3 (pdf, 2.2 Mb)
Plan Sheet 4 (pdf, 5.5 Mb)

Alternative 9 - Master Plan Alignment:
Description and Typical Sections (pdf, 1.8 Mb)
Plan Sheet 1A (pdf, 4.3 Mb)
Plan Sheet 1B (pdf, 4.6 Mb)
Plan Sheet 1D (pdf, 4.6 Mb)
Plan Sheet 2 (pdf, 3.2 Mb)
Plan Sheet 3 (pdf, 2.2 Mb)
Plan Sheet 4 (pdf, 2.8 Mb)
Plan Sheet 5 (pdf, 4.7 Mb)

Public Workshop #2
December 12, 2007, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Seneca Valley High School (click link to view location map, pdf, 98kb)
19401 Crystal Rock Drive
Germantown, MD 20874

Public Workshop #1
November 15, 2004, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Neelsville Middle School Cafeteria
11700 Neelsville Church Road
Germantown, MD 20876

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Newsletters

May 2012 Newsletter (pdf, 567kb) – “invitation to attend the Midcounty Corridor Study Public Workshop – June 6, 2012”

April 2011 Newsletter (pdf, 567kb) – “Overview of the approved Alternatives Retained for Detailed Study (ARDS) and outline of the next steps.”

October 2007 Update Newsletter (pdf, 59kb) – “Cancellation of the Midcounty Corridor Study Public Workshop – October 25, 2007, and new schedule and location of the Midcounty Corridor Study Public Workshop – December 12, 2007”

October 2007 Newsletter (pdf, 215kb) – “Invitation to attend the Midcounty Corridor Study Public Workshop – October 25, 2007”

October 2004 Newsletter (pdf, 905kb) – “Invitation to attend the Midcounty Highway/Middlebrook Road Public Workshop – November 15, 2004”

May 2004 Newsletter (pdf, 958kb) – “Initiation of the Midcounty Highway/Middlebrook Road Phase I Facility Planning”