New Traffic Patterns Detailed Ahead of Woodmont Closure

It’s been a long time coming, but it’s finally happening—a stretch of Woodmont Avenue is set to close Sept. 4 for 20 months to allow for construction of a major public parking garage and two residential developments.

The shutdown of a stretch of a major thoroughfare near busy Bethesda Row is sure to impact traffic, officials have said.

Ahead of the closure, the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center has released more info about new traffic patterns when Woodmont closes between Bethesda and Miller Avenues:

Only local traffic will be permitted on Leland Street between Wisconsin Avenue and Miller Avenue. Drivers will be able to turn from Bradley Boulevard onto Leland Street. However, they then will not be able to get to Woodmont by turning left on Leland, although they will be able to get to Miller Avenue. Also, drivers coming from Wisconsin Avenue will not be able to use Leland where it turns left towards Bradley Boulevard.

Portable sign boards have also been installed announcing the closure, and officials are planning “extensive coordination between signal lights, crosswalk identification and signage” before the road is shut down.

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