This program provides for the planning, design, and construction of improvements such as bus lanes; queue jumps; passenger boarding and alighting improvements; implementation of transit signal priority; enhanced bus stops; and other similar capital improvements that will result in improved bus operations throughout Montgomery County. These improvements will advance the transit network specified by master plans. Potential improvements may also be identified through other planning and transit operations studies or requested by community members.

Projects programmed for FY22 include: Veirs Mill Road, near the Wheaton Metrorail Station; Century Boulevard, Crystal Rock Drive and Aircraft Road near the Germantown Transit Center; and US 29 in Silver Spring. FY23 projects will be coordinated with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's Bus Priority Program, which will provide design for bus reliability improvements for up to two corridors in Montgomery County, with the intention that the improvements would be implemented by the County.

Addition of $3 million over the six years will fund an ongoing level of effort for transit service improvements.

A pedestrian impact analysis will be performed during design or is in progress. Expenditures will continue indefinitely.

Maryland Department of Transportation, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, City of Rockville, City of Gaithersburg, State Highway Administration