One of the new signal arms can be seen in this photo taken yesterday, before the utility crews arrived |
Crossing Arlington has always been a challenge there, with the long distance between crosswalks. In recent months, sidewalk closures along the construction site have created a deadly situation, with pedestrians entering the roadway as speeding cars burst around the blind curve just south of the site. While most traffic will use the southern driveway into 7001, the old "post office" driveway will remain accessible to trucks making deliveries to the building and auto dealership. It's unknown if the Volkwagen dealership will have to block a lane of Arlington when cars are delivered, as happens across the street at EuroMotorcars.
The intersection is part of 7001's site plan, designed to promote the pedestrian safety and traffic circulation goals recommended by the Bethesda Central Business District master plan. Why is it going up before the building is finished? Because the county is requiring the traffic signals to be operational before it will issue an occupancy permit for the building.
Once on-scene last night, they shut down the right lane on the CVS side of Arlington Road |
Crossing Arlington Road has not been very convenient |
Driving in and out of the Bradley Shopping Center may also get easier with the new signal |
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Is Dyer plotting a militia backed coup? ... Someone should investigate.
How does this even make any sense? Ha.
Robert - Keep your chin up, you're doing a great job. I don't know how you found the most asinine, annoying, and juvenile troll in Bethesda-land, but you did, and I think he sorta has a thing for you. Keep on keeping on, and thank you for digging up these stories. Cheers.
What a weird comment.
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