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DOT Transportation Engineering Projects

 
 

US29 Flash Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)

Flash on US29 started service in October 2020. Learn more at RidetheFlash.com

Transit Project

Project Manager:
Collin Hayward, PE, PMP, LEED AP®
Transportation Planning and Design
100 Edison Park, 4th Floor
Gaithersburg, MD,20878
Collin.hayward@montgomerycountymd.gov
410-440-8489 (Cell)

Project Description

US29 Flash is in Phase 2:

  • Flash on US29 is currently in service.  For information on current US29 Flash operations, visit RidetheFlash.com.
  • The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) recently completed constructed on a new transit line, the Flash, along US29.  Flash is a bus-based rapid transit (BRT) system with features that improve reliability, so you can get where you need to go quickly.  US29 Flash is currently operating between Burtonsville and Silver Spring.  MCDOT recently completed the US29 Mobility & Reliability Study to identify improvements to the US29 Flash that would improve corridor travel time, increase pedestrian and bicycle access, and improve reliability for all transportation modes along the corridor.  Based on this study, the median bus lane hybrid alternative has been selected to move into design.
  • MCDOT has initiated work to complete preliminary engineering (35% design) for US29 BRT Phase 2, which includes the recommended median bus lane hybrid concept.  The study area includes the existing US29 Flash BRT corridor from Sligo Creek Parkway to Tech Road.  Task order activities will include community outreach, stakeholder engagement, design development, and cost estimate development.

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Project Map

Project Status

The project is in the process of completing preliminary engineering (35% design) to develop the design of the recommended median bus lane hybrid concept.

BRT US29 Project Timeline

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Corridor Advisory Committee (CAC)

Corridor Advisory Committees (CACs) were created in 2015 as part of the Montgomery County Department of Transportation’s (MCDOT) planned Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service on US29 from the Burtonsville to downtown Silver Spring. The committee is made up of residents, business owners, and other stakeholders along the corridor. The CAC meetings allow MCDOT to both give updates on the project to members of the community and to gather feedback from stakeholders along this portion of the corridor.

For more information on this corridor, see the Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan.

 

Meeting Documents

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Funding for Flash on US29

Description

The US29 BRT Phase 1 project was funded through a combination of County funding and a $10 million Federal TIGER Grant. The US29 BRT Phase 2 preliminary engineering project (35% design) is funded through a combination of State and local funding sources. A detailed view of the project funding, budget, and additional data can be found on Montgomery County’s Capital Budget website here.

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