Drivers across Montgomery County should expect lane closures beginning in early March as the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration starts a series of pavement improvement projects on several major roadways.
The work will include resurfacing, which involves milling, paving, and restriping, as well as other pavement treatments such as microsurfacing and roadway patching. Weather permitting, the projects are expected to be completed by early to mid-summer.
Drivers can expect off-peak single-lane closures between 7am and 3pm, along with nighttime operations from 7pm to 5am. Work hours may be adjusted depending on traffic conditions at specific locations. Projects may involve flagging operations and single or double lane closures as needed.
The following major State Highway Administration roads are scheduled for improvement:
• MD 185 (Connecticut Avenue) northbound between Raymond Street and Chevy Chase Circle (resurfacing)
• MD 191 (Bradley Boulevard) between Hillandale Road/Leland Street and MD 355 (Wisconsin Avenue) (resurfacing)
• US 29 (Columbia Pike) between north of Stewart Lane and south of Cherry Hill Road (resurfacing)
• MD 109 (Old Hundred Road) between MD 28 (Darnestown Road) and south of Barnesville Road (resurfacing)
• MD 410 (Philadelphia Avenue) between MD 320 (Piney Branch Road) and MD 195 (Carroll Avenue) (patching)
• Montrose Parkway (MD 927A) between Chapman Avenue and Town Road (patching)
• MD 193 (University Boulevard East) between Williamsburg Road and MD 320 (Piney Branch Road) (patching)
• MD 97 (Georgia Avenue) between Brookeville Road and MD 108 (Olney Laytonsville Road) (patching)
• US 29 between MD 200 (Intercounty Connector) and south of Cherry Hill Road (patching)
• MD 187 (Old Georgetown Road) between MD 355 (Rockville Pike) and Center Drive (patching)
• MD 547 (Strathmore Avenue) between MD 355 (Rockville Pike) and MD 185 (Connecticut Avenue) (patching)
• Rockledge Boulevard (MD 187B) at I-270 ramps (patching)
• Inner loop and outer loop I-495 (Capital Beltway) between the Virginia Line and east of Seminary Road (recessed pavement marking installation)
• Outer loop I-495 (Capital Beltway) between west of MD 193 (University Boulevard) and east of the Northwest Branch Anacostia River bridge (recessed pavement marking installation)
Drivers are advised to plan for potential delays, use caution in work zones, and allow extra travel time during construction hours.
