The right southbound lane of Wisconsin Avenue (MD 355) has been closed alongside the Marriott headquarters construction site south of Norfolk Avenue in Bethesda. Barriers have been placed at the edge of the lane to allow pedestrians to use the curb lane in lieu of the sidewalk, but only when demolition work is not active. However, pedestrian use will be barred during actual demolition near the street. The closures are scheduled to last more than two months, which will have a severe impact on both pedestrians and commuter auto traffic in the morning.
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The sidewalk on Norfolk Ave between the Tastee Diner and Wisconsin Ave is also closed off, as is the adjacent curb lane. I assume the closures will be the same as for the Wisconsin Ave closures. However, the curb lane at the Norfolk Ave closure is filled with construction equipment and vehicles, so that pedestrians cannot use this means of access and must cross Norfolk Ave to use the sidewalk on the northern side of the street.
Love Dyer's constituent service!
One day you'll realize that I'm simply a former-Republican Montgomery County voter, a constituent if you will, who challenged you on your views, and was treated as a liar and criminal for those challenges.
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6:32am Dyer is the guy you love to hate and watch
Great example of how differently the State and County juggle community and developer interests. State sidewalk: Alternative pedestrian accommodation accessible whenever it's safe. County sidewalk: Closed 24x7, with construction equipment staged in the curb lane where the alternative pedestrian accommodation should be. The demolition company could have just as easily staged its construction equipment in the empty parking lot next to the building, with the developer also owns. With just a little bit of consideration, County officials could have balanced everyone's interests and minimized disruption. Instead, the developer asked for the sidewalk and curb lane, and the county just gave it to them, for free.
7:05 you have that backwards
How so? Name one site where the county has provided better pedestrian access than the state when the county and state have each had roads that bordered the construction site. It's not the case at this site, it's not the case at 7900 Wisconsin (covered walkway on 355, total closure on Woodmont), and it wasn't the case at the Cheval (covered walkway on Old Georgetown, total closure beyond the duration of the permit on Fairmont).
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