This project was a collaborative effort with the State of Maryland. The
Maryland Department of Transportation awarded the County a Bikeways Grant that
matched 50 percent of the project’s cost.
The two-way, eight-foot-wide cycle track protects bicyclists from both
through traffic and parked vehicle door openings because it is located between
the curb and a two-to-three foot buffer bordered by flexible posts. Next to the
buffer are the parking lane and three travel lanes of traffic.
Several divisions in the Montgomery County Department of Transportation
were involved in the project. The Division of Highway Services resurfaced
Woodglen Drive and DTE installed new, on-road, wayfinding signs, crosswalks and
green pavement markings at driveway entrances. A bike box with bicycle
detectors was also installed by the Division of Traffic Engineering and
Operations at Nicholson Lane and Woodglen Drive. A bike box is a colored area
at a signalized intersection that allows bicyclists to pull in front of traffic
stopped at a red traffic signal. The boxes increase safety by reducing car/bike
conflicts, increasing cyclist visibility and providing bicyclists with a head
start when a traffic signal turns green.
In the next few months, a ramp will be constructed at the northeast corner
of Nicholson and Woodglen and another will be reconstructed at the southwest
corner of Edson and Woodglen.
