Lane Closure Planned For Part Of MD 97 In Silver Spring

SILVER SPRING, MD — The MD 97 (Georgia Avenue) and Randolph Road intersection will be closed Saturday, April 1 for the Georgia Avenue/Randolph Road Interchange Project, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration.

The intersection will be closed beginning at 6 a.m. to reconfigure traffic lanes as part of the interchange construction project in Silver Spring. Weather and progress permitting, crews should be able to open all lanes by 7 p.m.

Drivers should avoid the area or prepare for delays. MD 97 and Randolph Road will be reduced to one lane in each direction, with no turns permitted through the intersection.

During the traffic reconfiguration:

• Only right-turns will be permitted on both roads prior to the intersection;
• Crews will temporarily stop all traffic lanes for up to 15 minutes on both roads to move and relocate existing traffic signals; and
• Law enforcement will direct traffic around the work zone.

The new lane reconfiguration will create a median work zone at the interchange project. Crews will also relocate traffic signals, move the concrete traffic barrier, test and activate traffic signals, resurface the roadway and apply new pavement markings to correspond with new lane configurations.

Pedestrian traffic will be maintained at all times during the traffic switch. Please log onto www.md511.org for up-to-the-minute traffic information or call 1-855-466-3511 using a hands free device while driving. Customers with questions about the work can call the project field office at 240-669-3473.

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