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(March 29, 2017) – Beginning at 6 a.m. on Saturday, April 1, the Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) will temporarily close the MD 97 (Georgia Avenue) / Randolph Road intersection to reconfigure traffic lanes as part of the interchange construction project in Silver Spring, Montgomery County.
Weather and progress permitting, crews will open all lanes by 7 p.m. Saturday. In case of inclement weather, the traffic shift will take place on Saturday, April 8.
MD 97 (Georgia Avenue) and Randolph Road will be reduced to one lane in each direction, with no turns permitted through the intersection. During the traffic reconfiguration:
- Only right-turns will be permitted on both roads prior to the intersection;
- Crews will temporarily stop all traffic lanes for up to 15 minutes on both roads to move and relocate existing traffic signals; and
- Law enforcement will direct traffic around the work zone.
“All drivers should plan extra travel time or avoid the area and use other routes such as MD 185 (Connecticut Avenue) as alternates,” said Brian Young, SHA District 3 Engineer.
The new lane reconfiguration will create a median work zone at the interchange project. Crews will also relocate traffic signals, move concrete traffic barrier, test and activate traffic signals, resurface the roadway and apply new pavement markings to correspond with new lane configurations.
Pedestrian traffic will be maintained at all times during the traffic switch. Please log onto
www.md511.org for up-to-the-minute traffic information or call 1-855-466-3511 using a hands free device while driving. Customers with questions about the work can call the project field office at 240-669-3473.
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