The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) will adjust 23 Ride On bus route schedules and add two new high frequency limited stop routes starting Sunday, September 8, to improve efficiency and on-time performance. Although service levels are staying relatively the same, the changes reflect a shift of resources to allow for more reliable service where there is higher demand. The new schedules will be available at rideonbus.com and in print.
Route changes include:
•Twenty-three (23) routes have timetable changes: 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 20, 25, 43, 57, 58, 61, 63, 64, 66, 67, 73, 74, 75, 83, 97, 98, 100, 101
•Three routes have a slight map change: 43, 63, 66
•Two routes have slight routing changes with no map or timetable changes: 56, 301
•Two new routes: Ride On extRa Pink & Lime Routes
Here are details of each route affected:
•Ride On extRa Pink Route: New high frequency limited stop service
oLinks the Shady Grove Road corridor with the Life Sciences Center via Medical Center Drive
oRuns every 10 minutes during weekday rush hours
oShady Grove Metro Station and Traville Transit Center termination points
•Ride On extRa Lime Route: New high frequency limited stop service
oUses I-370 to provide express route to Rio, Crown Farm, and the Great Seneca Life Sciences Center
oRuns every 15 minutes on weekdays
oShady Grove Metro Station and Traville Transit Center termination points
•Route 12: Trip time adjustments for efficiency. Weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
•Route 13: Trip time adjustments for efficiency. Weekdays only.
•Route 14: Trip time adjustments for efficiency. Weekdays and Saturdays only.
•Route 16: Trip time adjustments for efficiency. Weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
•Route 19: Trip time adjustments for efficiency. Weekdays only.
•Route 20: Trip time adjustments for efficiency. Weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
•Route 25: Trip time adjustments for efficiency. Weekdays only.
•Route 43: Trip time adjustments for efficiency and some map changes. Weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
oService added to Gaither Road west of Shady Grove Road.
oService to Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center will be provided at the new Ride On extRa Pink Route stop at Shady Grove Medical Center South.
oNo Route 43 service on Shady Grove Road between Darnestown Road and Fallsgrove Boulevard.
•Route 56: Slight routing changes with no map or timetable changes. Service to Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center will be provided at the new Ride On extRa Pink Route stop at Shady Grove Medical Center South.
•Route 57: Trip time adjustments and reduced trips for efficiency and improved on-time performance. Weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
•Route 58: Trip time adjustments and reduced trips for efficiency and improved on-time performance. Sundays only.
•Route 61: Trip time adjustments and reduced trips for efficiency and improved on-time performance. Saturdays and Sundays only.
•Route 63: Trip time adjustments for efficiency and some map changes. Weekdays only.
oRoute will no longer serve Gaither Road.
oBuses will remain on Redland Road between the Shady Grove Metro Station and Piccard Drive.
•Route 64: Trip time adjustments and reduced trips for efficiency and improved on-time performance. Saturdays and Sundays only.
•Route 66: Trip time adjustments for efficiency and some map changes. Weekdays only.
oService during a.m. & p.m. peak hours added to Gaither Road between Redland Boulevard and Piccard Drive, and on Piccard Drive between Gaither Road and Redland Boulevard. No midday service.
oService on Redland Boulevard between Gaither Road and Piccard Drive discontinued, now served by Route 63.
oService to Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center will be provided at the new Ride On extRa Pink Route stop at Shady Grove Medical Center South.
•Route 67: Trip time adjustments for efficiency. Weekdays only.
•Route 73: Trip time adjustments for efficiency. Weekdays only.
•Route 74: Trip time adjustments for efficiency. Weekdays only.
•Route 75: Trip time adjustments for efficiency. Saturdays and Sundays only.
•Route 83: Trip time adjustments for efficiency. Saturdays only.
•Route 97: Trip time adjustments for efficiency. Saturdays and Sundays only.
•Route 98: Trip time adjustments for efficiency. Saturdays only.
•Route 100: Trip time adjustments for efficiency. Weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
•Route 101: Trip time adjustments for efficiency. Weekdays only.
•Route 301: Slight routing changes with no map or timetable changes. Service to Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center will be provided at the new Ride On extRa Pink Route stop at Shady Grove Medical Center South.
For the most up-to-date service information, riders should follow @RideOnMCT on X/Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram. In addition, information is available at RideOnBus.com, by subscribing to receive email alerts at www.montgomerycountymd.gov/govdelivery, or texting MONTGOMERY RIDEON to 468311 to receive text alerts.
For information on MCDOT programs and services visit montgomerycountymd.gov/mcdot, follow @MCDOTNow on X/Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and subscribe to MCDOT’s “Go Montgomery!” newsletter.
If you need an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) reasonable accommodation to access Ride On bus service, contact MC311 by voice at 240-777-0311, by email RideOn.CustomerService@montgomerycountymd.gov or TTY 711.
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