Blasting Resumes At Lot 31
Construction work that has left some neighbors rattled is back on again in downtown Bethesda.
After a hiatus, blasting that left some neighbors rattled began again at the Lot 31 construction site last Friday, The Gazette reports. The blasts began on Dec. 5 after crews conducting excavation encountered a level of dense, hard rock, according to the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center. The blasting was halted temporarily Dec. 18. Doug Firstenberg, a principal at StonebridgeCarras, told The Gazette the blasting will continue for another few weeks. Excavation at the site is about 80 percent finished and is expected to be complete in two months, The Gazette reported. The construction project, known as Lot 31, has taken out a popular Bethesda Row surface parking lot with about 270 spaces. An underground parking garage with 940 …
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12:02 pm on Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Not so nice of them to block the sidewalk with a fence. This had always been an open walkway outside the restaurant. more ›