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Timeline – Roadwork/Traffic Improvement Projects at and around NIH

(Calendar Year Quarters)
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JBR = Jones Bridge Road;  OGR = Old Georgetown Road; 
MD 355 = Rockville;  Conn. Ave.= Connecticut Avenue


Note: OGR Resurfacing/Sidewalk Improvement Project will have one lane closed 9am to 3pm and again from 9pm to 5am Mondays - Fridays. Final Phase which includes paving shall require double lane closures 9pm to 5am Sundays - Thursdays.

Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)

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Construction News Updates

  • 4-9-2012 "SHA Begins Nighttime Lane Closures on MD 355" between Cedar Lane and Jondes Bridge Road.
  • 3-23-2012 "SHA Extends Closure of Elmhirst Drive Access to MD 355.pdfSHA Extends Closure of Elmhirst Drive Access to MD 355 Through Late April"
  • 3-16-2012 "Roadwork Planned Near Medical Center in Bethesda/North Chevy Chase in Connection with BRAC" Construction will begin shortly at the intersection of Rockville Pike & Cedar Lane and Connecticut Avenue & Jones Bridge Road focused on improving traffic and pedestrian movement.
  • 3-8-2012 "Bethesda Area Braces for Major Roadwork"
  • 11-1-2011 "Leggett Praises $90 Million Federal Funding For Transit, Road & Pedestrian Improvements in Bethesda"
  • CEDAR LANE BRIDGE HAS REOPENED. Construction Project Completed Three Weeks Ahead of Schedule on August 5, 2011.
Cedar Lane Bridge 
 
  • A rehabilitation project has begun on the 495 Northwest Branch BridgePDF document [400 kb] External Website between EXIT 28 MD 650 (New Hampshire Avenue) and EXIT 29 MD 193 (University Boulevard). Construction will continue until the fall of 2012, weather permitting.
  • 9-29-2011 "County Helps Fund 10 Intersection Improvements on Some of the Heaviest Traveled Roads"
  • 9-29-2011 "Get Up-to-date Information about Road Closures and Ride On Delays/Detours on the County's Website"
  • 5-10-2011 "Number of Visits to new Walter Reed Bethesda to Double to 1 Million" External Website
  • 4-18-2011 "Leggett Thanks Federal Delegation for New Funding to Address BRAC-Related Traffic in Bethesda" External Website

       Upcoming Proje​cts

  • Resurfacing on Wisconsin Avenue (from the DC Line to Bradley Boulevard) will begin after July 4, 2011 and is projected to be complete by March 2012 (weather permitting)
  • Resurfacing on Wisconsin Avenue (from Montgomery Avenue to Jones Bridge Road) will begin September 2011 and is expected to finish by August 2012 (weather permitting)

State and County Road Improvements

  • SHA Begins Night Work on MD 28 (Norbeck Road) between MD 97 (Georgia Avenue) and the Bridge over Rock Creek Trail
  • SHA Begins Resurfacing Project on MD 355 (Rockville Pike) between MD 911 (First Street) and Templeton Pl
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  • SHA Begins Resurfacing Project on MD 186 (Brookville Road) between Western Avenue and MD 410 (East West Highway)
  • SHA Announces Changes to Traffic and Lane Configurations on MD 97 (Georgia Ave.) Near MD 200 (ICC) PDF document [14.62 kb] External Website
    • New Traffic Patterns on MD 97 PDF document [915.5 kb] External Website​


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