Press Releases - Department of Transportation

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Forty-two Ride On bus shelters now have solar-powered lighting thanks to Ride On’s franchisee, Clear Channel Outdoor, which installs and maintains the County’s 500 bus shelters. The solar-powered bus shelters are located in areas where electric utilities do not have nearby power connections. Recent improvements in solar technology have made available equipment that is small enough to work on a 12-by-four-foot bus shelter while providing adequate power storage capacity to illuminate the shelters from sunset to sunrise.

“Providing lighting at all of Ride On’s bus shelters has been a priority for Ride On for many years, but the technology just wasn’t available to make this a reality,” said MCDOT Director Al Roshdieh. “Now, with the latest advancements in solar technology, we are able to provide illumination to these shelters. I’d like to thank Clear Channel Outdoors for funding the solar improvements.”

The locations of the solar-powered bus stops are listed below:

Stop Id	Direction	Street Location	Street Intersection	Routes (Ride On & WMATA)
20068	EB	ARCOLA AVE	LAMBERTON DR	9
20290	WB	BEL PRE RD	PLAZA DEL MERCADO	49, 51
20328	WB	BOILING BROOK PKWY	HUNTERS LA	38
21368	SB	CONNECTICUT AVE	RANDOLPH RD	34, L8
17130	NB	DIXON AVE	WAYNE AVE	14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20
21916	WB	EAST WEST HWY	COLESVILLE RD	1, 2, 11, 28, J1, J2, J3
22038	EB	EXECUTIVE BLV	JEFFERSON ST	5, 26, 81, Executive Connector
22292	NB	FLOWER AVE	ARLISS ST	12, 13
22290	NB	FLOWER AVE	PINEY BRANCH RD	12, 13
28148	at	GATESHEAD MANOR WAY	BRIGGS CHANEY PARK & RIDE	39, 21, Z6, Z8, Z11, 129
17475	SB	GEORGIA AVE	ICC PARK & RIDE LOT	201, 202, 203, 204, 205, Y7, 53
22842	SB	GEORGIA AVE	RANDOLPH RD	10, Y7, Y8
29976	NB	LAYHILL RD	GREENERY LN	26, 39, 49
29460	WB	LOCKWOOD DR	HEATHER HOLLOW CIR	10, Z4, Z6, Z8
15320	EB	MONTGOMERY AVE	WAVERLY ST	J2, J3, J4,
24480	SB	NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE	LOCKWOOD DR	10, 22, C8, K6
24478	NB	NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE	LOCKWOOD DR	22, C8, K6, Z2
24464	NB	NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE	ELTON RD	20, 24, C8,K6
29346	SB	OLD COLUMBIA PIK	RANDOLPH RD	10, Z8, Z9
14583	SB	OLD COLUMBIA PIK	TREETOP DR	Z9, Z8
24910	NB	PINEY BRANCH RD	BARRON ST	14, 15, 16, 20, 24
24930	SB	PINEY BRANCH RD	UNIVERSITY BLVD	14, 15, 16, 20, 24, J4
24932	SB	PINEY BRANCH RD	BARRON ST	14, 15, 16, 20, 24
25098	EB	QUEBEC TER	RUATAN ST	16
25372	EB	RIVER RD	SEVEN LOCKS RD	T2
25384	EB	RIVER RD	WILSON LA	T2
25482	EB	ROCK SPRING DR	OLD GEORGETOWN RD	6, 26, 96
25484	WB	ROCK SPRING DR	OLD GEORGETOWN RD	6, 26, 96
28800	EB	ROCKLEDGE DR	@6901	90
25642	SB	ROCKVILLE PIK	CEDAR LA	30, 46
17266	SB	ROCKVILLE PIK	MONTROSE PKWY	NIH SHUTTLE
15544	WB	SANDY SPRING RD	MCKNEW RD	Z9, Z29
26118	EB	SOUTHAMPTON DR	BEACON RD	20, 24, K6
26256	WB	STRATHMORE AVE	JOLLY WY	5, 37
26700	WB	UNIVERSITY BLV E	PINEY BRANCH RD	14, C2, C4
17125	EB	WAYNE AVE	DIXON AVE	WMATA 70, Q1, Q2, Q4, Y2, Y7, Y8
27060	EB	WAYNE AVE	FENTON ST	15, 19, J4
27100	WB	WAYNE AVE	FENTON ST	15, 19, J4
27182	WB	WHEATON PLZ	RING RD	9
27404	SB	WISCONSIN AVE	SOMERSET TERR	34
27406	SB	WISCONSIN AVE	SOUTH PARK AVE	34