Press Releases - Department of Transportation

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Due to the closure and rebuilding of the Spring Street bridge in Silver Spring, Ride On routes 1, 5, 11, 18, and 28 will experience detours beginning Friday, June 7, and lasting until January 2025. Detour maps and travel alternatives can be found below.

Route 1:

Stop 25848 & 25850 Alternate Routes:

Ride On Route 4 - visits these stops
Metrobus Q & Y - nearby stops 2000204 & 2001247 on Georgia Avenue

Stop 25852 Alternate Routes:

All bus and rail routes at Silver Spring Transit Center

Route 5:

Stop 25848, 25850, 25816, 25817, and 14791 Alternate Routes:

Ride On Route 4 - visits these stops
Metrobus Q & Y - nearby stops 2000204 & 2001247 on Georgia Avenue

Stop 25852 and 25814 Alternate Routes:

All bus and rail routes at Silver Spring Transit Center

Route 11:

Note: Route 11 detour does not miss any regularly scheduled stops or stop at any additional stops along the detour route.

Route 18:

Stop 17213 & 17214 Alternate Routes:

Ride On Route 4 – serves 2^nd Avenue
Metrobus Q & Y - nearby stops 2000204 & 2001247 on Georgia Avenue

Route 28:

Note: Route 28 detour does not miss any regularly scheduled stops or stop at any additional stops along the detour route.

For the most up-to-date service information, riders should follow @RideOnMCT on X, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. In addition, information is available at rideonbus.com, by subscribing to receive email alerts, or by texting MONTGOMERY RIDEON to 468311 to receive text alerts.

For information on MCDOT programs and services visit montgomerycountymd.gov/mcdot, follow @MCDOTNow on X, Facebook and Instagram and subscribe to MCDOT’s “Go Montgomery!” newsletter.

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Release ID: 24-073
Media Contact: Emily DeTitta, 240-372-2282