Wisconsin Avenue Resurfacing to Begin Sunday Night

Starting Sunday night, Aug. 11, two sections of Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda and Chevy Chase will be resurfaced by the Maryland State Highway Administration, according to an administration news statement.

The total combined cost of the two projects is $2.9 million. Weather permitting, the projects both should be completed by the late fall. 

The state highway administration will resurface one mile of Wisconsin Avenue (Maryland state Route 355) from Montgomery Avenue to Jones Bridge Road and more than a mile of Wisconsin Avenue from the Washington, DC, line to Bradley Boulevard, according to the news statement.

So far, curbs and gutters, sidewalks, sidewalk ramps, drainage improvements and traffic signal conduit adjustments have been completed on both segments of the road.

"When complete, the resurfacing for both projects will increase drivability for motorists who use this critical corridor in Montgomery County," state highway administrator Melinda B. Peters said. 

For the resurfacing of both segments of Wisconsin Avenue, crews may close up to two lanes of the road between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m., Sundays through Thursdays, and one lane between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. 

As part of the resurfacing work on both projects, the state highway administration will remove the top layer of pavement and will patch, grind and resurface all lanes, reconstruct traffic signals at Battery Lane and Wisconsin Circle and apply new pavement markings, according to the news statement.

On average, 67,000 vehicles travel daily within the limits of both projects. The contractor for the work is the M. Luis Construction Company of Baltimore, which will coordinate lane closures between both projects. The state highway administration will maintain access for pedestrians and residents during the road work for both projects. Equipment used for construction can be loud and disruptive, the news statement added.