Montgomery County has added more "No Trucks" signage on Ridgefield Road in Bethesda, as truckers continue to use the neighborhood streets in Springfield to get around the long-term closure of Ridgefield between River Road and Westbard Avenue. Truck drivers passing the first two "No trucks over 10,000 lbs." signs on River and Springfield Drive will now see - and likely also ignore - these two additional signs when turning from Springfield onto Ridgefield. The lowest block of Ridgefield will remain closed through October 2023, as Westbard Avenue is realigned to connect to River Road at the same traffic signal.
As I have mentioned before on your blog, for the six+ years I have been on the 5500 block of Westbard (now thankfully closed off) at least 30 trucks over 10,000 lbs. would drive past here per day. No one did a thing about it. That is why this street is closed off now.
ReplyDeleteWhere would you like the trucks to go? Currently, detour signs directt traffic to little falls parkway, which trucks cannot use. Poor planning by MoCo officials. Better planning and better signage please Andrew Friedson!
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