Montgomery County is considering a sweeping, multi-million dollar plan to give you more green lights when you drive. Internal county memos obtained by News4 show several major intersections are being reviewed for traffic light changes. Scott MacFarlane shows us how it would work.
Traffic in fast-growing Montgomery County, Maryland may move a little faster as the county tests new traffic technology on some of the region's most-congested roads.
The county council approved almost half a million dollars in new technology in 2014 to test out what's called "adaptive signal control" -- high-tech traffic signals that improve timing of lights.
The new technology, if approved and funded by county leaders, would be rolled out in three phases, starting with a pilot project on Montrose Road between I-270 and Rockville Pike in North Bethesda.
Then, if that goes well, the new tech would be used on four more clogged roads. Finally, seven additional locations would be added.
For a look at where the new tech would be used, see our map below.
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