As the Montgomery County’s planning department rolled out recommendations for reducing traffic congestion along Maryland’s Interstate 270 corridor, planners said additional mass transit options should be considered, including dedicated bus lanes.
The dedicated bus lanes would help “connect communities and employment centers along and across the I-270 corridor,” county planners said in a comprehensive study.
“Communities and employment centers along I-270 are not well-served by high-quality, frequent, and reliable transit today,” according to the study.
Under the recommendations, dedicated bus lanes would be formed around I-270 in the Clarksburg, Germantown and Gaithersburg areas. They would work in conjunction with Bus Rapid Transit systems that are already being developed for Md. 355/Rockville Pike and Md. 586/Veirs Mill Road.
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