There's finally an explanation for those cryptic "Woodmont to close" signs placed at Bethesda Row recently. Several commenters had suggested it might be for an upcoming WSSC water utility project, and it turns out that this is indeed the case. It's a major project to replace a 54" large-valve vault under Leland Street, a project so big it will take from June until October 2026 to complete. The work will require Woodmont Avenue to close between Strathmore Street and Wisconsin Avenue from June 8 to August 31.
Street access will be for residents and affected businesses only during that period. WSSC expects all work to be completed during business hours on weekdays, and between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM on weekends. Nighttime work will be performed only if determined to be necessary, and, of course, dates could move if there are extended periods of bad weather between now and October. WSSC promises to restore pavement conditions to what they were or better, after the project is completed. Needless to say, along with the loss of two lanes of Wisconsin Avenue in downtown Bethesda through the end of August, our traffic nightmares will soon be reaching Freddy Krueger proportions.
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That should be a triumphant counter-point to the Wisconsin Avenue seizure for a bus lane. Flying cars and Star Trek transporters will be the only viable forms of transport around the WiscAve corridor this summer.
That map has problems.
3:39 PM: What are the issues with the map? The closure is only the short block between Strathmore Street and Wisconsin Avenue
What about the Bethesda Circulator bus? Its regular route traverses the road section that wll be closed.
The Jetsons are coming! The Jetsons are coming!
Heckuva job, Freddy!
Whoever made this map decided Mon Ami Gabi should be on Wisconsin Ave
And that short block will have virtually no impact on the overall traffic issues.
Business must be booming!
10:09: With Elm Street still closed, it does mean that traffic to and from Wisconsin will all be funneled onto Bethesda Avenue, so there will likely be some impact.
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