Detours on MCDOT Ride On Bus Route 97 Due to Germantown Oktoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 5 – MocoFeed

Posted on October 5, 2024

Detours on MCDOT Ride On Bus Route 97 Due to Germantown Oktoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 5

For Immediate Release: Friday, October 4, 2024

MCDOT Ride On Bus Route 97 will experience detours due to the Germantown Oktoberfest event on Saturday, Oct. 5. The detours will run from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Please note that the detour in the morning will be different from the detour in the afternoon.

The Route 97 detours will follow the following path:

  • AM: Continue on Middlebrook Road, bypassing Century Boulevard, left on Germantown Road, left on Crystal Rock Drive, right on Century Boulevard.
  • PM: From Aircraft Drive, right on Germantown Road, bypass Crystal Rock Drive, then right on Middlebrook Road, back on route.

Missed bus stops:

  • AM: Stop #15018 (Century Boulevard and Town Common Drive), Stop #15016 (Century Boulevard), 15014 (Century Boulevard and Pinnacle Drive).
  • PM: Stop #15004 (Century Boulevard and Pinnacle Drive), Stop #15000 (Century Boulevard and Town Common Drive).

Alternate stops:

  • AM: Stop #15046 (Middlebrook Road and Celebration Way).
  • PM: Stop #15044 (Middlebrook Road and Century Boulevard).

MCDOT Ride On bus fare is only $1 and monthly passes are $22.50 using SmarTrip, cash, or tokens. Seniors age 65 or older, persons with disabilities and youth ages 18 and under all ride free using specialized SmartTrip cards.

Riders can plan trips online using the free Ride On Trip Planner App .

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For the most up-to-date service information, riders should follow @RideOnMCT on X , Facebook and Instagram and YouTube. In addition, information is available at rideonbus.com , by subscribing to receive email alerts, or by texting MONTGOMERY RIDEON to 468311 to receive text alerts.

For information on MCDOT programs and services visit montgomerycountymd.gov/mcdot , follow @MCDOTNow on X , Facebook and Instagram and subscribe to MCDOT’s “Go Montgomery!” newsletter.

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Release ID: 24-122
Media Contact: Emily DeTitta, 240-372-2282

For updates and link to press release, see here: http://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=45942

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