Occasional Sidewalk Closures On Old Georgetown Road In Bethesda

BETHESDA, MD — The Maryland Department of Transportation's State Highway Administration will begin construction on Old Georgetown Road from Beech Avenue to Oakmont Avenue as part of an ongoing intersection reconstruction project, starting Tuesday morning.

Crews will perform curb and gutter, sidewalk and retaining wall construction on southbound MD 187. An area telecommunications provider will also relocate their utility lines during this time as well.

To safely perform this work, crews will close one lane in either direction of MD 187 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. Crews will close the sidewalk on southbound MD 187 within the one-half mile project phase limits and direct sidewalk users to the safest crossings within the work zone on the opposite side of the road.

The sidewalk on southbound MD 187 from Oakmont Avenue to Center Drive where the telecommunication relocation work will take place will also close weekdays at 7 a.m. and reopen daily at 3 p.m.

This portion of sidewalk will remained close until all of the work is completed, which should be by late April, weather and progress permitting.

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