Traffic issues return as Pepco project resumes on Little Falls Parkway

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.

Somerset hit by wave of vehicle burglaries, assault on Friendship Blvd. + more - Bethesda crime update

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on September 13, according to crime data:

Burglary. 5700 block Surrey Street (Somerset).

Vehicle burglary. 5500 block Greystone Street (Somerset).

Vehicle burglary. 5500 block Greystone Street (Somerset).

Vehicle burglary. 5500 block Uppingham Street (Somerset).

Liquor arrest. 3600 block Chevy Chase Lake Drive.

Theft. 5000 block Dalton Road (Brookdale).

Theft. Westfield Montgomery Mall.

Assault. 5500 block Friendship Boulevard at 1:55 PM.

Disorderly conduct. 4400 block S. Park Avenue at 10:39 AM.