Maryland State Highway Administration contractors were working at the intersection of River Road and Little Falls Parkway in Bethesda overnight. Traffic southbound on the parkway was forced to turn left onto River. That's quite a detour, as access from River to Massachusetts Avenue is artificially blocked all the way from the parkway to the D.C. line at Western Avenue. Heckuva job, Brownie!
I can find no service bulletins or road closure notice related to this on the MDSHA website, but the work appeared to involve resurfacing. It would be nice to alert the public in advance, especially with the outrageous cost of vehicle registration in the state. Taxpayers recently ate the full cost of the flimsy flexposts along the bike lanes on River, as they apparently never considered things like snowplowing. We're coming up on a full decade of the newly-politicized "post-best-engineering-practices" MDSHA, and it shows.
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I found an one page notice in my mailbox from MDOT SHA on April 15, 2026
*Where: MD 190 (River Road)_Baltimore Ave to Butler Rd
*When: Starting overnight Wednesday, April 15, 2026 - April 22, 2026
*Upcoming Activity: Pavement patching/resurfacing
*Approved Work Times: Night time lane closures from 8:00 P.M. to 5:00 AM
And yes, they plan to replace the plastic poles along the commercial zone, creating hazardous conditions for pedestrians, bicyclists and drivers alike!
They lost more than half of the plastic poles on Old Georgetown Rd. as well. There sure are some stupid people at the helm of this rudderless ship.
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