Tag: WSSC Water

WSSC Water Lifts Emergency Request After Service Stabilization

Source of the Spring Staff | Jan 14, 2025 at 1:00 pm | Montgomery County, MD

WSSC Water has rescinded its urgent request that the 1.9 million customers in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties only restrict their water usage to essential needs.

WSSC Water Urges Essential Water Use Amid Surge in Main Breaks

Source of the Spring Staff | Jan 14, 2025Jan 13, 2025 at 7:00 am | Montgomery County, MD

WSSC Water advises 1.9 million customers in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties to limit water usage to essential needs due to increased main breaks and leaks from frigid temperatures.

Maple Avenue Road Closure: Water Main Repairs Scheduled for Wednesday Evening

Source of the Spring Staff | Jan 13, 2025Jun 26, 2024 at 7:00 am | Takoma Park, MD

Takoma Park Police will close part of Maple Avenue Wednesday evening for WSSC water main repairs.

Viva White Oak Mixed-Use Project Back on Track: Report

Source of the Spring Staff | Jan 13, 2025Feb 19, 2024 at 9:00 am | Silver Spring, MD

Baltimore-based MCB Real Estate, one of Maryland’s most active developers, has joined the long-delayed Viva White Oak mixed-use project.

Montgomery County Issues Winter Salt Use Reminder

Source of the Spring Staff | Jan 13, 2025Jan 6, 2024 at 7:19 am | Montgomery County, MD

The county’s Departments of Transportation and Environmental Protection, along with WSSC Water, have introduced the 2024 Salt Wise Campaign.

County Selected as U.S. Broadband Award Finalist

Source of the Spring Staff | Jan 13, 2025Nov 1, 2023 at 8:20 am | Montgomery County, MD

Montgomery County has been selected as a finalist in the 2023 U.S. Broadband Awards in the “Best Municipal Connectivity Program” category.

M-NCPPC Raises Major Concerns over DEIS for Managed Lanes

Mike Diegel | Jan 13, 2025Jul 21, 2020 at 10:59 am | Montgomery County, MD

M-NCPPC Votes to “Not Concur” with Managed Lanes Alternatives

The bi-county Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission expressed major concerns about a Draft Environmental Impact Statement during a briefing last week with the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration. The DEIS is part of the state’s Managed Lanes Study to evaluate alternatives to improve traffic congestion along I-495 (Capital Beltway) in Maryland, and on I-270 from I-495 to I-370.

Colesville Road to be Repaved with Improvements Added

Mike Diegel | Jan 13, 2025Mar 9, 2020 at 10:05 am | Silver Spring, MD

Colesville Road (U.S. Route 29) will be resurfaced and have additional improvements installed from St. Andrews Way/Sligo Creek Parkway to just past Stewart Lane, according to an announcement from the State Highway Administration. The work, which is scheduled to begin this spring, will repair a surface marred by a WSSC water main project between St. Andrews and the Beltway. The project will continue north past the Shoppes of Burnt Mills, a total of about 3.6 miles.

Water Main Break Disrupts Service, Closes Roads

Mike Diegel | Jan 13, 2025Sep 24, 2019 at 10:51 am | Silver Spring, MD

An eight-inch water main has broken in the Northwood Park neighborhood of Four Corners, disrupting water service and closing down two roads. The break occurred around 9 a.m. this morning, according to Luis Maya, senior public communications specialist for WSSC, around 100 Southwood Ave. near Eastwood Avenue.