Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and Howard County Executive Calvin Ball will join transportation officials on May 21, 2026, for a groundbreaking ceremony marking the expansion of Montgomery County's Flash Bus Rapid Transit line into Howard County along US Route 29/Colesville Road. The project adds four new Flash stations serving Downtown Columbia, Merriweather Drive, Maple Lawn, and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, with weekday rush-hour service. Montgomery County purchased four electric buses for the expansion, funded by the Federal Transportation Agency.
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Source: Media Advisory - Montgomery County, MD, “Montgomery County and Howard County Leaders Celebrate Groundbreaking of US 29/Colesville Road Flash Bus Rapid Transit Extension to Howard County ”, received May 19, 2026.
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2026-05-21
event — Flash BRT Howard County Extension groundbreaking ceremony, 11 a.m., 6250 Dove Sail Lane, Columbia
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