Drivers who use River Road in Bethesda, Maryland, should brace for weeks or months of delays and detours, including during rush hour, as long-term utility work begins.
Beginning Friday, June 28, work will impact the flow of traffic on River Road (Maryland Route 190) between Wilson Lane and the D.C. border at Western Avenue, according to a press release. The work is expected to be completed by the end of summer.
Originally, crews were scheduled to work from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday. A Washington Gas spokesperson said they hope to complete work by 5 p.m. to avoid the evening rush.
Washington Gas and the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration are set to install a remote-control valve on a natural gas transmission line in the median of River Road.
The work will require closures of travel lanes, shoulders, ramps and a sidewalk; detours for trucks …