Fort Meade to Switch HOV Gate

Fort Meade will make a change to its plan for accomodating carpoolers, shifting its dedicated high-occupancy vehicle entrance from the Llewellyn to Rockenbach Road gate. 

The change will go into effect on May 23. 

Anyone arriving at Fort Meade via carpool or vanpool will be able to bypass other traffic at Rockenbach, potentially saving time and hassle. 

The HOV gate was put in place as part of a transportation demand management plan designed to cut down on congestion as thousands of new federal workers arrive at Fort Meade.

Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify when the change will go into effect.