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Thursday, March 17, 2016

Another sidewalk closure without disclosure in Bethesda

Pedestrians can't get around this TD Bank construction site at 8101 Wisconsin Avenue in downtown Bethesda, and there is none of the required signage indicating the length of the closure and who is responsible.

You either have to cross busy Wisconsin Avenue, or walk back into the neighborhood, to get to the next block.
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12 comments:

  1. Anonymous6:14 AM

    I just reported this to MC 311. I walk a lot in Bethesda and while I don't mind the new developments, I don't like when developers act like they own the town and think they can ignore the regulations.

    For another one, go by the new building at Hampden and Arlington during the day. The construction workers are using Hampden Lane directly in front of their site as their own personal parking spots. That's a no-parking zone and always has been.

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  2. Anonymous7:37 AM

    "I just reported this to MC 311."

    Thank you for taking the initiative. It's not like Dyer is ever going to do this.

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    1. Anonymous1:45 PM

      He doesn't? I always assumed every incident he reports on his blog he reported to the county? Doesn't he?

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  3. Anonymous7:39 AM

    and go by the Bethesda Metro Kiss & Ride. Construction pick ups taking up all the spaces. This morning 2 trucks made their own spaces at the end making it difficult to get in. Last night a dump truck was blocking the entrance. Guess the workers can't park in the public garage 50 yards away?

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  4. Anonymous2:08 PM

    @ 1:45 PM - You're new here, aren't you? Dyer whines for days about items that can and should be reported to the County government via 311, but never actually reports them.

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    1. Anonymous4:39 PM

      Oh so why doesn't he start by reporting it to 311 as well as writing about it?

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    2. Anonymous6:59 PM

      @ 4:39 PM -

      1) Because he's a drama queen, and

      2) Because he imagines that all County officials read his blog, several times a day.

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  5. Anonymous2:40 PM

    I think readers are seeing that Robert Dyer is exposing problems in the new sidewalk law.
    Residents downtown aren't seeing the promised changes implemented. For example, where are the signs saying how long the closure will be for?

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  6. Anonymous7:16 PM


    I don't know about "all County officials", but many do :)
    How else would they know what's going on in Bethesda? (Other than their occasional bus tour)

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  7. Anonymous8:25 AM

    And paid for commentary, by the grossly outlandish advertising fees charged.

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  8. Anonymous9:11 AM

    8:32 - we know who you work for.

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  9. Anonymous6:28 AM

    Dyer - Also, I recall you reporting they had received a temporary noise waiver back in January (?) for nighttime utility work, but is that waiver still valid? They were doing nighttime work last night that was incredibly loud and unnecessary and the work appeared to be ON the site which would not seem require closure of a lane on Wisconsin Ave. resulting in the need to perform nighttime work (they just had the right lane closed at the site so they could park their pick-up truck!). The work has gone on all night and continues into this morning (although, quieter than the jack-hammers, chainsaws, or whatever it was they were using at 2am).

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