A major utility relocation project began a day late last night at the intersection of River Road and Ridgefield Road in Bethesda. The work is related to the larger project of realigning Westbard Avenue to connect directly to River at this intersection, and will continue nightly until July 1, 2022. As expected, several lanes of River were temporarily closed, as workers used large saws to slice open the pavement. The main River Road entrance to Kenwood was completely shut down during last night's work; Ridgefield Road will close for 16 months starting at 12:00 AM on June 5, 2022.
The closing of Ridgefield road will be a disaster for the local community. County leaders have not planned for this and they don’t seem to care.
ReplyDeleteThey should open Little Falls Pkwy for weekends at least. Nobody walk on the closed road, no kids play there. So inconvenient.
ReplyDelete8:36am The councilman who represents that area runs unopposed so there's no real incentive to be responsive, right? Donors are more important at that point.
ReplyDeleteBy the time the public actually focuses on the huge projects, like Westbard or a new Foulger Pratt highrise outside their window, it's too late. The neighborhood plans made all this possible.