(January 30, 2019) – The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is preparing to set structural support beams at the I-270/Watkins Mill Road interchange project in Gaithersburg. The steel beam installation work will begin February 3 and be complete by the beginning of March.

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To perform this phase of the $84 million project, motorists will encounter nighttime single, double and triple lane closures, as well as brief, 20-minute total stoppages. MDOT SHA will begin installing the new steel over southbound I-270, then shift to the northbound direction.

Motorists can expect single lane closures beginning at 7 p.m., double lane closures at 9 p.m. and triple lane closures beginning at 11 p.m. with all lanes opening by 5 a.m. each subsequent morning. Additionally, brief total closures will occur between 12 midnight and 5 a.m. The work will take place Sunday nights through Friday mornings. For a look at real-time commute conditions, customers are urged to visit www.md511.org, then click on lane closures.

 

 

 

(MDOT SHA photo: Crews preparing to install new steel on the future Watkins Mill Road Bridge over I-270.)

While MDOT SHA and its transportation partners work hard to maintain safe traffic mobility in work zones, each driver needs to actively modify his or her driving style to help prevent crashes. Stay alert and look for reduced speed limits, narrow driving lanes and highway workers. Slow down and don’t follow too closely. Work Zone Safety is in Your Hands. For a list of all major MDOT SHA projects, click on Road Ready, MDOT SHA's electronic construction brochure. For real-time travel information, log onto md511.maryland.gov.