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Detours Due to Construction on Fernwood Road in Bethesda Will Impact Ride On Routes 6, 26, 47, and 96 Beginning Thursday, Feb. 13

Montgomery County Maryland sent this bulletin at 02/20/2025 03:43 PM EST

Detours Due to Construction on Fernwood Road in Bethesda Will Impact Ride On Routes 6, 26, 47, and 96 Beginning Thursday, Feb. 13

Due to construction on eastbound Fernwood Road between Rockledge Drive and Rock Spring Drive in Rockville, Ride On routes 6, 26, 47, and 96 will experience detours for approximately three weeks beginning on Thursday, February 13. Details of the detours can be found below.

Note: Dashed lines represent original routes and solid lines represent detours.

Route 6 to Parkside

From Westlake Terrace/Fernwood Road and Rockledge Drive, turn left onto Rockledge Drive, turn right to continue on Rockledge Drive, turn left onto Rock Spring Drive to get back on route.

Stops Bypassed:

Stop 28410: Rock Spring Drive & Rockledge Drive
Stop 28409: Rock Spring Drive & @6550
Stop 28408: Rock Spring Drive & Fernwood Road
Stop 22210: Fernwood Road & Marriott Drive

Alternate Stops:

Stop 25480: Rock Spring Drive & Rockledge Drive
Stop 17620: Montgomery Mall Transit Center (Bay A)

Route 26 to Glenmont

From Westlake Terrace/Fernwood Road and Rockledge Drive, turn left onto Rockledge Drive, turn right to continue on Rockledge Drive, turn left onto Rock Spring Drive to get back on route.

Stops Bypassed:

Stop 28410: Rock Spring Drive & Rockledge Drive
Stop 28409: Rock Spring Drive & @6550
Stop 28408: Rock Spring Drive & Fernwood Road
Stop 22210: Fernwood Road & Marriott Drive

Alternate Stops:

Stop 25480: Rock Spring Drive & Rockledge Drive
Stop 17621: Montgomery Mall Transit Center (Bay B)

Route 47 to Bethesda

From Westlake Terrace/Fernwood Road and Rockledge Drive, turn left onto Rockledge Drive, turn right to continue on Rockledge Drive, continue straight on Rockledge Drive to get back on route.

Stops Bypassed:

Stop 28410: Rock Spring Drive & Rockledge Drive
Stop 28409: Rock Spring Drive & @6550
Stop 28408: Rock Spring Drive & Fernwood Road
Stop 22210: Fernwood Road & Marriott Drive

Alternate Stops:

Stop 17236: Rockledge Drive & Rock Spring Drive
Stop 17624: Montgomery Mall Transit Center (Bay E)

Route 96 - Mid-Day Trips from Montgomery Mall to Grosvenor Station

From Westlake Terrace/Fernwood Road and Rockledge Drive, turn left onto Rockledge Drive, turn right to continue on Rockledge Drive, turn right onto Rock Spring Drive, turn left onto Fernwood Road, turn left on Democracy Blvd, left onto Rockledge Drive, right onto Rock Spring Drive and back on route.

Stops Bypassed:

Stop 15360: Rockledge Drive & Democracy Boulevard
Stop 28410: Rock Spring Drive & Rockledge Drive
Stop 22210: Fernwood Road & Marriott Drive

Alternate Stops:

Stop 25480: Rock Spring Drive & Rockledge Drive
Stop 17620: Montgomery Mall Transit Center (Bay A)

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