From June 1 to August 31, five Red Line stations will be closed for Purple Line construction and maintenance, and the Montgomery County Department of Transportation will provide alternate routes for passengers.
The temporary closures include Glenmont, Wheaton, Forest Glen, Silver Spring and Tacoma stations.
The main alternatives to closures include free shuttle bus services, subway bus routes, and temporary dedicated bus lanes.
Seven miles of pop-up dedicated bus lanes will reduce traffic and travel time for shuttle bus services. The lanes include segments along Georgia Avenue, Beyers Mill Road, Colesville Road and East-West Highway.
Tacoma Station will reopen on June 29th, ahead of the other four stations.
Below are some alternative travel routes.
Free shuttle service routes:
- local: Local buses run approximately every 4-8 minutes between Glenmont, Wheaton, Forest Glen, Tacoma, and Fort Totten.
- Estimated time: 61 minutes
- limited 1: Limited stop service approximately every 4-8 minutes between Glenmont, Wheaton, and Fort Totten.
- Estimated travel time: 37 minutes.
- limited 2: Limited stop service about Service runs every 4 to 8 minutes between Forest Glen, Silver Spring, and Fort Totten.
- Estimated time: 25 minutes.
- Express (weekdays only): Express service between Silver Spring and Metro Center runs approximately every 4 to 8 minutes.
- Estimated travel time: 39 minutes.
Alternatives to Metrobus:
Glenmont
- metro bus Y2, Y7, Y8 Between MedStar Montgomery Medical Center and Silver Spring Station
- Service from 4:30 a.m. to 1:40 a.m. on weekdays
Wheaton
- metro bus 2nd quarter, 4th quarter Between Rockville/Shady Grove Station and Silver Spring Station
- Service from 4:30 a.m. to 1:40 a.m. on weekdays
- metro bus Y2, Y7, Y8 Between MedStar Montgomery Medical Center and Silver Spring Station
- Service from 4:30 a.m. to 1:40 a.m. on weekdays
forest glen
- metro bus 2nd quarter, 4th quarter Between Shady Grove Station and Silver Spring Station
- Service from 4:30 a.m. to 1:40 a.m. on weekdays
- Stop at Forest Glen Road at Georgia Avenue.
- metro bus Y2, Y7, Y8 Between MedStar Montgomery Medical Center and Silver Spring Station
- Service from 4:30 a.m. to 1:40 a.m. on weekdays
- Stop at Forest Glen Road at Georgia Avenue.
silver spring
- ride on top 18 Between Silver Spring Station and Tacoma Langley Crossroads Transit Center
- Saturday service between Silver Spring Station and Tacoma Langley Crossroads Transit Center.
- Sunday service between Tacoma Station and Tacoma Langley Crossroads Transit Center.
tacoma
- ride on top 18 Between Silver Spring Station and Tacoma Langley Crossroads Transit Center
- Saturday service between Silver Spring Station and Tacoma Langley Crossroads Transit Center.
- Sunday service between Tacoma Station and Tacoma Langley Crossroads Transit Center.
“I think the really important That's because there are thousands of people on that train, and when there are no more trains to ride, they have to go back to their cars.” County Executive Mark Elrich said at a news conference Tuesday. “We all know the Georgia Avenue experience. If we had to add more cars on Georgia Avenue, people would have thought it would be a serious problem.”
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