US 29 Flash BRT Expands Into Howard County with Four New Stops

The Montgomery County Department of Transportation launched an expansion of the US 29 Flash Bus Rapid Transit Blue Route on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, adding four new stops in Howard County: Columbia–Merriweather Drive, Columbia–Little Patuxent Parkway, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and Maple Lawn Boulevard. The Blue Route provides weekday rush-hour service every 15–20 minutes from 5–9 a.m. and 3–8 p.m. between Downtown Silver Spring and Downtown Columbia. The expansion is a partnership between Montgomery and Howard Counties, with Howard County funding station construction, contributing to new zero-emission electric bus purchases, and covering the operating costs of the extension.