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Detours for Monster Bash Halloween Parade in Takoma Park Will Impact Ride On Routes 14, 17, and 18 on Saturday, Oct. 26

Montgomery County Maryland sent this bulletin at 10/25/2024 04:41 PM EDT

Detours for Monster Bash Halloween Parade in Takoma Park Will Impact Ride On Routes 14, 17, and 18 on Saturday, Oct. 26

Due to the Monster Bash Halloween Parade in the Takoma Park area, Ride On Routes 14, 17, and 18 will experience detours on Saturday, October 26 from noon to 7 p.m. One block of Maple Avenue, one block of Piney Branch Road, and four blocks of Philadelphia Avenue will be closed. Details of the detours can be found below.

Route 14

To Silver Spring: From Piney Branch Road, left on Philadelphia Avenue, right on Fenton Street, right on Sligo Avenue, left on Piney Branch Road, and back on route. Stops 24888, 24890, 24892, 24894 and 24896 will be bypassed. Use alternate stops 24886 (Piney Branch Road & Philadelphia Avenue) and 24898 (Piney Branch Road & Silver Spring Avenue).
To Takoma Metro Station: From Piney Branch Road, turn right on Sligo Avenue, left on Fenton Street, left on Philadelphia Avenue, right on Piney Branch Road, and back on route. Stops 24950, 24952, 24954 and 24956 will be bypassed. Use alternate stops 24948 (Piney Branch Road & Sligo Avenue) and 24958 (Piney Branch Road).

Route 17

To Takoma-Langley Transit Center: From Fenton Street, left on Sligo Avenue, left on Piney Branch Road and right on Flower Avenue, and back on route. Stops 24854, 24856, 16026, 23848, 23850, 23852, 23854 and 26956 will be bypassed. Use alternate stops 24852 (Philadelphia Avenue & Takoma Avenue) and 20760 (Carroll Avenue & Flower Avenue).
To Silver Spring: From Flower Avenue continue straight past Maplewood Avenue to left on Piney Branch Road, right on Sligo Avenue and right on Fenton Street, and back on route. Stops 23856, 23858, 23860, 23862, 24859, 24860 and 24862 will be bypassed. Use alternate stops 20786 (Carroll Avenue & Flower Avenue) and 24864 (Philadelphia Avenue & Takoma Avenue).

Route 18

To Takoma-Langley Transit Center: From Carroll Avenue continue straight, bypassing Philadelphia Avenue, left on Lee Street, right on Maple Avenue, and back on route. Stops 15350, 15352, 15356 and 23848 will be bypassed. Use alternate stops 20748 (Carroll Avenue & Philadelphia Avenue) and 23850 (Maple Avenue & Sherman Avenue).
To Silver Spring: From Maple Avenue, left on Lee Street, right on Carroll Avenue, and back on route. Stops 23862 and 15348 will be bypassed. Use alternate stops 23860 (Maple Avenue & Sherman Avenue) and 20798 (Carroll Avenue & Philadelphia Avenue).

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