Below is a list of current scheduled construction and lane closures in Montgomery County that could affect your commute, courtesy of the Montgomery County’s Department of Transportation.
All work is performed weather permitting. Additional work hours and lane closure times may be necessary to expedite all phases of work and to keep all projects on schedule. Equipment used for construction may be disruptive. Real-time traffic information available at www.chart.maryland.gov or 1-855-466-3511.
• MD 97 (Georgia Avenue) from north of Gold Mine Road to south of Holiday Drive. MD 97 relocation project. Intermittent off-peak single and multiple off-peak lane closures, weekdays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and overnight, Sunday
through Thursday, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. through year-end 2022. (MO746)
• Brookeville Road from MD 97 (Georgia Avenue) to Grayheaven Manor Road. Sewer relocation project. Full 24/7 road
closure with detour through late summer 2022. Drivers should add extra commute time and use MD 97 and MD 108 as
alternate routes. (MO746)
• Brighton Dam Road near MD 97 (Georgia Avenue). MD 97 relocation project excavation work. Off-road activity with
intermittent off-peak single lane closures, weekdays, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., and weekends, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through year-end
2022. (MO746)
• MD 124 (Montgomery Village Avenue) at Russell Avenue. Traffic signal pole replacement project. Single off-peak lane
closures, weekdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through late summer 2022. (OOTS)
• MD 185 (Connecticut Avenue) at Jones Bridge Road/Kensington Parkway. Intersection improvement project. Single
off-peak lane closures on MD 185, weekdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and overnight, Sunday through Thursday, 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.
and single off-peak lane closures on Jones Bridge Road, weekdays. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and overnight, 7 days per week, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. through late summer 2023. (MO5935870)
• MD 185 at Saul Road. Signal reconstruction and intersection improvement project. Single off-peak lane closures with
occasional intermittent intersection closures of up to 15 minutes, weekdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through year-end 2022. (OOS)
• I-270 (Eisenhower Highway) from Interstate 70 to I-495 (Capital Beltway). Traffic congestion relief construction
project. Intermittent off-peak single and multiple lane closures, weekdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and single and multiple
overnight lane closures, Sunday through Thursday, 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. with intermittent temporary ramp closures with detours up to 24 hours a day through year-end 2022. (MO069)
• I-270 (Eisenhower Highway) northbound and southbound from MD 28 (Montgomery Avenue) to MD 189 (Falls
Road). Traffic congestion relief construction project road widening and paving. Intermittent off-peak single and
multiple lane closures up to 24 hours a day through year-end 2022. (MO069)
• I-270 (Eisenhower Highway) southbound from MD 121 (Clarksburg Road) to MD 119 (Old Hundred Road). I-270
acceleration lane expansion project. Single and multiple off-peak lane closures, weekdays 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and
overnight Sunday through Thursday, 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. and overnight Friday 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. Saturday morning through late summer 2022. (MO359)
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