Lane closures on Little Falls Parkway are backing up traffic during busy commuting times again. It's not the Montgomery County cartel puppets on the Planning Board and County Council mandating the closures this time, however. It's that major Pepco project starting up again, as drivers discovered last week. To note the obvious, these photos were not taken during a weekday rush hour, but do show the lane closure between Dorset Avenue and Hillandale Road.
Wisps of liquid nitrogen used by the utility for this project are once again wafting from the shoulder. A major underground line is being replaced, which runs to the Harrison substation in Northwest Washington. There is also a traffic impact on River Road where it meets the parkway, and a detour for Greystone Street. Pepco has a permit from the Maryland State Highway Administration for this project. This project was supposed to have concluded by this past summer, so it's not immediately clear why this is happening again this fall.
As a frequent rider on the CCT, I routinely get the "Wisps of liquid nitrogen", yet I am still alive and breathing.
ReplyDeleteJust don't drink it or you'll freeze from the inside out.
ReplyDeleteYeah and traffic woes will remain for years to come because they punted on doing anything with those blocked lanes. The road diet, which is such a dumb phrase, will remain for 5 years. Is this right? Open them back up and get on with it. That intersection with trail crossing is something that can be managed. There was one accident there which was tragic, yes. But overall, it's a non-issue. There are a lot of other places they could adopt a road diet on. This has ruined a very popular corridor and yes, the PEPCO thing has made it worse
ReplyDeleteThere were no clouds in the sky yesterday (Wednesday). What day did you take these pictures? Construction started no later than Monday.
ReplyDelete8:01: LOL - they've been working for more than a week already. Punch yourself.
ReplyDeleteI'm missing out- I've never looked at a local news photo and been obsessed in finding out what exact time of day it was taken.
ReplyDeleteI need to take whatever 8:01AM is on!
8:58 AM You're right- Dyer is the leading source of news on everything happening at the Spectrum development in Gaithersburg.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to Royal Farms and Starbucks!
11:08AM Impressive deflection.
ReplyDeleteDon't agree, but respecting.
Wonder if a comment of "punch yourself" is considered an assault and should I dial 911?
ReplyDelete11:18am if you ever come out of the cellar and into the light, you can make a citizen's arrest of Dyer
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