*TODAY* Montgomery County and Howard County Leaders Celebrate Groundbreaking of US 29/Colesville Road Flash Bus Rapid Transit Extension to Howard County
Montgomery County Maryland sent this bulletin at 05/21/2026 07:00 AM EDT
For Immediate Release: Thursday, May 21, 2026
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Montgomery County and Howard County Leaders Celebrate Groundbreaking of US 29/Colesville Road Flash Bus Rapid Transit Extension to Howard County
Thursday, May 21
11 a.m.
6250 Dove Sail Lane, Columbia
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and Howard County Executive Calvin Ball will join transportation officials and local leaders for a groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of the Montgomery County Flash Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line into Howard County along US Route 29/Colesville Road. The project will add four additional bus stops on the north end of the route in Howard County and provide Flash BRT service to these stops during weekday rush-hour periods. Howard County will construct four new Flash stations serving Downtown Columbia, Merriweather Drive, Maple Lawn, and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Montgomery County purchased four electric buses to service this expansion. Funding was provided by the Federal Transportation Agency.
WHAT: Howard County Flash Extension Groundbreaking
WHEN: Thursday, May 21, at 11 a.m.
WHERE: 6250 Dove Sail Lane, Columbia
WHO:
- Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich
- Howard County Executive Calvin Ball
- Trey Dickerson, Administrator, Howard County Office of Transportation
- Phil McLaughlin, Chief, Division of Transit Services, Montgomery County Department of Transportation
- Kristi Smith, Howard Hughes Communities
- Phillip Dodge, Downtown Columbia Partnership
Photo Op: Group photos around Flash station renderings, a system map, and a timeline of the Flash BRT development. Speakers will be available for interviews.
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Media Contact: Emily DeTitta, 240-372-2282
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